Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Buena Park

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Woodland Hills 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	42	44	46	46	48	48	51	55	58	66	93	98	91	77	63	48	41
Tue	39	44	48	50	48	49	51	53	55	73	98	96	91	80	66	51	41
Wed	39	44	49	49	47	48	49	50	52	61	72	84	91	72	62	53	42
Thu	40	44	49	51	48	50	54	55	58	75	101	114	107	83	65	55	43
Fri	40	43	49	52	50	50	54	61	67	90	105	109	105	88	65	53	43
Sat	40	41	42	45	48	49	54	56	61	65	69	61	62	57	54	52	43
Sun	40	40	40	41	43	47	49	52	53	56	61	66	62	60	53	54	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Woodland Hills to Buena Park (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (69 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.5 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills to Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Woodland Hills to Buena Park?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 39 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Buena Park?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Buena Park to Woodland Hills (return trip) · Woodland Hills to Los Angeles · Woodland Hills to Long Beach · Woodland Hills to Anaheim · Woodland Hills to Santa Ana · Woodland Hills to Irvine · Woodland Hills to Fontana · Woodland Hills to Oxnard · Woodland Hills to Huntington Beach · Woodland Hills to Glendale · Woodland Hills to Santa Clarita · Woodland Hills to Garden Grove

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	46	46	48	48	51	55	58	66	93	98	91	77	63	48	41
Tue	39	44	48	50	48	49	51	53	55	73	98	96	91	80	66	51	41
Wed	39	44	49	49	47	48	49	50	52	61	72	84	91	72	62	53	42
Thu	40	44	49	51	48	50	54	55	58	75	101	114	107	83	65	55	43
Fri	40	43	49	52	50	50	54	61	67	90	105	109	105	88	65	53	43
Sat	40	41	42	45	48	49	54	56	61	65	69	61	62	57	54	52	43
Sun	40	40	40	41	43	47	49	52	53	56	61	66	62	60	53	54	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	46	46	48	48	51	55	58	66	93	98	91	77	63	48	41
Tue	39	44	48	50	48	49	51	53	55	73	98	96	91	80	66	51	41
Wed	39	44	49	49	47	48	49	50	52	61	72	84	91	72	62	53	42
Thu	40	44	49	51	48	50	54	55	58	75	101	114	107	83	65	55	43
Fri	40	43	49	52	50	50	54	61	67	90	105	109	105	88	65	53	43
Sat	40	41	42	45	48	49	54	56	61	65	69	61	62	57	54	52	43
Sun	40	40	40	41	43	47	49	52	53	56	61	66	62	60	53	54	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	46	46	48	48	51	55	58	66	93	98	91	77	63	48	41
Tue	39	44	48	50	48	49	51	53	55	73	98	96	91	80	66	51	41
Wed	39	44	49	49	47	48	49	50	52	61	72	84	91	72	62	53	42
Thu	40	44	49	51	48	50	54	55	58	75	101	114	107	83	65	55	43
Fri	40	43	49	52	50	50	54	61	67	90	105	109	105	88	65	53	43
Sat	40	41	42	45	48	49	54	56	61	65	69	61	62	57	54	52	43
Sun	40	40	40	41	43	47	49	52	53	56	61	66	62	60	53	54	44