Best Time to Drive from Beverly Hills to Huntington Beach

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-405 South, usually 87 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 Beverly Hills 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	50	50	51	56	56	55	56	59	76	87	110	113	112	92	60	54	50
Tue	50	50	50	67	66	58	58	78	154	195	221	201	159	113	76	59	50
Wed	49	50	51	67	66	59	60	74	146	221	221	200	167	125	91	68	50
Thu	50	51	51	63	64	58	60	85	122	188	171	140	118	97	87	72	50
Fri	50	50	51	64	56	56	62	125	161	148	116	87	87	85	72	64	52
Sat	51	50	50	51	53	56	64	78	75	88	80	74	68	58	55	55	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	53	54	55	62	62	58	57	55	55	55	55	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Beverly Hills to Huntington Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 221 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (21 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Beverly Hills 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 Beverly Hills to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 221 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Beverly Hills to Huntington Beach?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 49 to 221 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Beverly Hills to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 221 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (29 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	50	51	56	56	55	56	59	76	87	110	113	112	92	60	54	50
Tue	50	50	50	67	66	58	58	78	154	195	221	201	159	113	76	59	50
Wed	49	50	51	67	66	59	60	74	146	221	221	200	167	125	91	68	50
Thu	50	51	51	63	64	58	60	85	122	188	171	140	118	97	87	72	50
Fri	50	50	51	64	56	56	62	125	161	148	116	87	87	85	72	64	52
Sat	51	50	50	51	53	56	64	78	75	88	80	74	68	58	55	55	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	53	54	55	62	62	58	57	55	55	55	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	50	51	56	56	55	56	59	76	87	110	113	112	92	60	54	50
Tue	50	50	50	67	66	58	58	78	154	195	221	201	159	113	76	59	50
Wed	49	50	51	67	66	59	60	74	146	221	221	200	167	125	91	68	50
Thu	50	51	51	63	64	58	60	85	122	188	171	140	118	97	87	72	50
Fri	50	50	51	64	56	56	62	125	161	148	116	87	87	85	72	64	52
Sat	51	50	50	51	53	56	64	78	75	88	80	74	68	58	55	55	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	53	54	55	62	62	58	57	55	55	55	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	50	51	56	56	55	56	59	76	87	110	113	112	92	60	54	50
Tue	50	50	50	67	66	58	58	78	154	195	221	201	159	113	76	59	50
Wed	49	50	51	67	66	59	60	74	146	221	221	200	167	125	91	68	50
Thu	50	51	51	63	64	58	60	85	122	188	171	140	118	97	87	72	50
Fri	50	50	51	64	56	56	62	125	161	148	116	87	87	85	72	64	52
Sat	51	50	50	51	53	56	64	78	75	88	80	74	68	58	55	55	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	53	54	55	62	62	58	57	55	55	55	55	51