Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Huntington Beach

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-605 South, usually 47 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Arcadia 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	46	50	55	55	50	51	52	52	51	55	78	88	102	77	51	47	46
Tue	46	49	55	63	50	51	50	52	50	56	72	90	104	83	59	49	48
Wed	46	49	56	58	52	52	52	52	52	55	73	86	106	87	61	49	47
Thu	47	50	61	60	54	52	51	51	52	58	91	107	117	92	64	51	47
Fri	46	49	53	53	52	53	52	57	65	83	112	124	114	82	59	52	48
Sat	47	48	49	48	48	48	48	50	51	56	62	63	55	51	50	47	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	49	48	47	49	49	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Arcadia to Huntington Beach (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (12 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) to central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) 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 Arcadia to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 46 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (12 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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

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Huntington Beach to Arcadia (return trip) · Arcadia to Los Angeles · Arcadia to Santa Monica · Arcadia to Pasadena · Arcadia to Long Beach · Arcadia to West Covina · Arcadia to Burbank · Arcadia to Glendale · Arcadia to Santa Clarita · Arcadia to Van Nuys · Arcadia to Torrance · Arcadia to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	50	55	55	50	51	52	52	51	55	78	88	102	77	51	47	46
Tue	46	49	55	63	50	51	50	52	50	56	72	90	104	83	59	49	48
Wed	46	49	56	58	52	52	52	52	52	55	73	86	106	87	61	49	47
Thu	47	50	61	60	54	52	51	51	52	58	91	107	117	92	64	51	47
Fri	46	49	53	53	52	53	52	57	65	83	112	124	114	82	59	52	48
Sat	47	48	49	48	48	48	48	50	51	56	62	63	55	51	50	47	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	49	48	47	49	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	50	55	55	50	51	52	52	51	55	78	88	102	77	51	47	46
Tue	46	49	55	63	50	51	50	52	50	56	72	90	104	83	59	49	48
Wed	46	49	56	58	52	52	52	52	52	55	73	86	106	87	61	49	47
Thu	47	50	61	60	54	52	51	51	52	58	91	107	117	92	64	51	47
Fri	46	49	53	53	52	53	52	57	65	83	112	124	114	82	59	52	48
Sat	47	48	49	48	48	48	48	50	51	56	62	63	55	51	50	47	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	49	48	47	49	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	50	55	55	50	51	52	52	51	55	78	88	102	77	51	47	46
Tue	46	49	55	63	50	51	50	52	50	56	72	90	104	83	59	49	48
Wed	46	49	56	58	52	52	52	52	52	55	73	86	106	87	61	49	47
Thu	47	50	61	60	54	52	51	51	52	58	91	107	117	92	64	51	47
Fri	46	49	53	53	52	53	52	57	65	83	112	124	114	82	59	52	48
Sat	47	48	49	48	48	48	48	50	51	56	62	63	55	51	50	47	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	49	48	47	49	49	47