Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to Huntington Beach

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 29 minutes via SR-73 North, usually 27 at this time.

None 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 Aliso Viejo to Huntington Beach 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	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	27	28	28	27
Tue	28	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	28	27	27	27	28	28
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Sat	27	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Sun	28	27	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Aliso Viejo to Huntington Beach (via SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 28 minutes, when leaving around 9:30 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 27 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 am on Saturdays (28 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (19 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Aliso Viejo to central Huntington Beach 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 Aliso Viejo to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 28 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Aliso Viejo to Huntington Beach?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 27 to 28 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 27 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Aliso Viejo to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 9:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 28 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-73 North in Orange County (9 miles)

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More drives

Huntington Beach to Aliso Viejo (return trip) · Aliso Viejo to Los Angeles · Aliso Viejo to Santa Monica · Aliso Viejo to San Diego · Aliso Viejo to Long Beach · Aliso Viejo to Anaheim · Aliso Viejo to Riverside · Aliso Viejo to Santa Ana · Aliso Viejo to Irvine · Aliso Viejo to San Bernardino · Aliso Viejo to Fontana · Aliso Viejo to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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