Best Time to Drive from Brea to Huntington Beach

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 36 minutes via SR-57 South and SR-55 South, usually 36 at this time.

None 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 Brea 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	30	33	41	48	44	38	35	34	35	35	36	36	37	35	32	31	31
Tue	30	34	46	52	45	39	37	37	36	36	37	38	43	37	32	31	31
Wed	30	34	45	51	45	41	38	37	36	35	37	37	41	40	33	31	31
Thu	30	34	45	49	45	40	38	38	37	36	37	38	41	37	32	31	31
Fri	30	33	41	47	41	38	37	37	36	36	37	37	38	37	33	31	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	33	34	37	38	36	35	36	36	36	34	33	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Brea to Huntington Beach (via SR-57 South and SR-55 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brea 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 Brea to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 30 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brea to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (8 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	41	48	44	38	35	34	35	35	36	36	37	35	32	31	31
Tue	30	34	46	52	45	39	37	37	36	36	37	38	43	37	32	31	31
Wed	30	34	45	51	45	41	38	37	36	35	37	37	41	40	33	31	31
Thu	30	34	45	49	45	40	38	38	37	36	37	38	41	37	32	31	31
Fri	30	33	41	47	41	38	37	37	36	36	37	37	38	37	33	31	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	33	34	37	38	36	35	36	36	36	34	33	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	41	48	44	38	35	34	35	35	36	36	37	35	32	31	31
Tue	30	34	46	52	45	39	37	37	36	36	37	38	43	37	32	31	31
Wed	30	34	45	51	45	41	38	37	36	35	37	37	41	40	33	31	31
Thu	30	34	45	49	45	40	38	38	37	36	37	38	41	37	32	31	31
Fri	30	33	41	47	41	38	37	37	36	36	37	37	38	37	33	31	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	33	34	37	38	36	35	36	36	36	34	33	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	41	48	44	38	35	34	35	35	36	36	37	35	32	31	31
Tue	30	34	46	52	45	39	37	37	36	36	37	38	43	37	32	31	31
Wed	30	34	45	51	45	41	38	37	36	35	37	37	41	40	33	31	31
Thu	30	34	45	49	45	40	38	38	37	36	37	38	41	37	32	31	31
Fri	30	33	41	47	41	38	37	37	36	36	37	37	38	37	33	31	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	33	34	37	38	36	35	36	36	36	34	33	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	31