Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Buena Park

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-5 South, usually 70 at this time.

Only 14% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Valencia to Buena Park by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	61	75	77	66	64	63	63	65	73	81	85	81	72	58	53	51
Tue	50	70	94	99	76	68	65	64	66	77	89	96	89	80	63	56	51
Wed	49	61	73	77	78	67	64	64	66	76	81	83	84	77	64	58	51
Thu	51	64	92	92	74	67	65	68	70	85	92	95	95	82	60	58	52
Fri	50	61	67	71	67	63	66	70	81	91	89	89	92	77	64	60	54
Sat	52	54	55	58	63	63	65	68	73	74	74	70	72	67	63	60	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	53	58	61	65	67	68	67	66	63	65	62	61	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Valencia to Buena Park (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia to central Buena Park along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Valencia to Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Valencia to Buena Park?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 49 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Buena Park?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (51 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	61	75	77	66	64	63	63	65	73	81	85	81	72	58	53	51
Tue	50	70	94	99	76	68	65	64	66	77	89	96	89	80	63	56	51
Wed	49	61	73	77	78	67	64	64	66	76	81	83	84	77	64	58	51
Thu	51	64	92	92	74	67	65	68	70	85	92	95	95	82	60	58	52
Fri	50	61	67	71	67	63	66	70	81	91	89	89	92	77	64	60	54
Sat	52	54	55	58	63	63	65	68	73	74	74	70	72	67	63	60	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	53	58	61	65	67	68	67	66	63	65	62	61	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	61	75	77	66	64	63	63	65	73	81	85	81	72	58	53	51
Tue	50	70	94	99	76	68	65	64	66	77	89	96	89	80	63	56	51
Wed	49	61	73	77	78	67	64	64	66	76	81	83	84	77	64	58	51
Thu	51	64	92	92	74	67	65	68	70	85	92	95	95	82	60	58	52
Fri	50	61	67	71	67	63	66	70	81	91	89	89	92	77	64	60	54
Sat	52	54	55	58	63	63	65	68	73	74	74	70	72	67	63	60	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	53	58	61	65	67	68	67	66	63	65	62	61	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	61	75	77	66	64	63	63	65	73	81	85	81	72	58	53	51
Tue	50	70	94	99	76	68	65	64	66	77	89	96	89	80	63	56	51
Wed	49	61	73	77	78	67	64	64	66	76	81	83	84	77	64	58	51
Thu	51	64	92	92	74	67	65	68	70	85	92	95	95	82	60	58	52
Fri	50	61	67	71	67	63	66	70	81	91	89	89	92	77	64	60	54
Sat	52	54	55	58	63	63	65	68	73	74	74	70	72	67	63	60	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	53	58	61	65	67	68	67	66	63	65	62	61	53