Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Huntington Beach

Right now (11:31 am PDT): about 34 minutes via SR-22 West and I-5 South, usually 32 at this time.

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Anaheim to Huntington Beach (via SR-22 West and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 12 miles: 24 to 36 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Anaheim (North Anaheim Boulevard / North Anaheim Boulevard) to central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Anaheim 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	31	31	35	40	35	32	32	32	32	32	34	36	36	35	31	31	31
Tue	31	31	37	45	41	33	32	32	32	32	35	37	39	38	32	31	31
Wed	31	31	37	44	41	33	32	32	32	32	35	38	40	39	33	31	31
Thu	31	31	36	41	39	33	33	33	33	32	35	36	38	38	32	31	31
Fri	31	32	35	37	34	32	32	33	33	34	37	38	39	38	32	32	32
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	32	32	32	31	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31

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 Anaheim to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Anaheim to Huntington Beach?

The 20-mile drive usually takes 31 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	31	35	40	35	32	32	32	32	32	34	36	36	35	31	31	31
Tue	31	31	37	45	41	33	32	32	32	32	35	37	39	38	32	31	31
Wed	31	31	37	44	41	33	32	32	32	32	35	38	40	39	33	31	31
Thu	31	31	36	41	39	33	33	33	33	32	35	36	38	38	32	31	31
Fri	31	32	35	37	34	32	32	33	33	34	37	38	39	38	32	32	32
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	32	32	32	31	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	31	31	37	45	41	33	32	32	32	32	35	37	39	38	32	31	31
Wed	31	31	37	44	41	33	32	32	32	32	35	38	40	39	33	31	31
Thu	31	31	36	41	39	33	33	33	33	32	35	36	38	38	32	31	31
Fri	31	32	35	37	34	32	32	33	33	34	37	38	39	38	32	32	32
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	32	32	32	31	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	31	35	40	35	32	32	32	32	32	34	36	36	35	31	31	31
Tue	31	31	37	45	41	33	32	32	32	32	35	37	39	38	32	31	31
Wed	31	31	37	44	41	33	32	32	32	32	35	38	40	39	33	31	31
Thu	31	31	36	41	39	33	33	33	33	32	35	36	38	38	32	31	31
Fri	31	32	35	37	34	32	32	33	33	34	37	38	39	38	32	32	32
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	32	32	32	31	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31