Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Altadena to Huntington Beach
Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 100 minutes via I-605 South, usually 95 at this time.
Only 3% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 56 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 74 | 98 | 113 | 114 | 84 | 61 | 58 | 56 |
| Tue | 56 | 59 | 65 | 77 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 63 | 73 | 97 | 117 | 117 | 95 | 68 | 59 | 57 |
| Wed | 56 | 59 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 66 | 69 | 84 | 103 | 119 | 126 | 102 | 76 | 65 | 56 |
| Thu | 57 | 60 | 69 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 79 | 120 | 137 | 133 | 105 | 73 | 61 | 56 |
| Fri | 56 | 59 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 71 | 89 | 115 | 145 | 146 | 125 | 92 | 70 | 62 | 58 |
| Sat | 56 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 81 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 58 | 57 |
| Sun | 57 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 56 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Altadena to Huntington Beach (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 148 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).
About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (25 to 49 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Altadena 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 Altadena to Huntington Beach?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 148 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Altadena to Huntington Beach?
The 53-mile drive usually takes 56 to 148 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Altadena to Huntington Beach?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 148 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-605 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (7 miles)
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