Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Huntington Beach

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 67 minutes via I-605 South, usually 67 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

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	49	55	56	52	52	53	52	53	58	81	91	102	78	53	48	47
Tue	46	49	57	65	53	53	52	52	51	58	79	96	111	89	63	50	47
Wed	46	49	57	59	53	53	53	53	53	58	77	93	103	85	62	50	47
Thu	47	50	60	60	55	54	54	53	55	64	93	108	113	90	65	51	47
Fri	46	50	53	54	53	54	53	57	63	76	102	117	107	79	59	52	48
Sat	47	47	49	48	48	49	50	52	55	60	65	67	59	54	51	48	47
Sun	47	46	46	47	47	47	48	49	50	52	52	51	50	49	50	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 117 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 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (67 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 28 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 117 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 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 117 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	55	56	52	52	53	52	53	58	81	91	102	78	53	48	47
Tue	46	49	57	65	53	53	52	52	51	58	79	96	111	89	63	50	47
Wed	46	49	57	59	53	53	53	53	53	58	77	93	103	85	62	50	47
Thu	47	50	60	60	55	54	54	53	55	64	93	108	113	90	65	51	47
Fri	46	50	53	54	53	54	53	57	63	76	102	117	107	79	59	52	48
Sat	47	47	49	48	48	49	50	52	55	60	65	67	59	54	51	48	47
Sun	47	46	46	47	47	47	48	49	50	52	52	51	50	49	50	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	55	56	52	52	53	52	53	58	81	91	102	78	53	48	47
Tue	46	49	57	65	53	53	52	52	51	58	79	96	111	89	63	50	47
Wed	46	49	57	59	53	53	53	53	53	58	77	93	103	85	62	50	47
Thu	47	50	60	60	55	54	54	53	55	64	93	108	113	90	65	51	47
Fri	46	50	53	54	53	54	53	57	63	76	102	117	107	79	59	52	48
Sat	47	47	49	48	48	49	50	52	55	60	65	67	59	54	51	48	47
Sun	47	46	46	47	47	47	48	49	50	52	52	51	50	49	50	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	55	56	52	52	53	52	53	58	81	91	102	78	53	48	47
Tue	46	49	57	65	53	53	52	52	51	58	79	96	111	89	63	50	47
Wed	46	49	57	59	53	53	53	53	53	58	77	93	103	85	62	50	47
Thu	47	50	60	60	55	54	54	53	55	64	93	108	113	90	65	51	47
Fri	46	50	53	54	53	54	53	57	63	76	102	117	107	79	59	52	48
Sat	47	47	49	48	48	49	50	52	55	60	65	67	59	54	51	48	47
Sun	47	46	46	47	47	47	48	49	50	52	52	51	50	49	50	49	47