Best Time to Drive from BUR to Huntington Beach

Right now (6:08 pm PST): about 99 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 95 at this time.

Only 8% 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 BUR 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	56	62	70	71	70	70	73	72	76	81	99	108	103	91	71	59	56
Tue	54	61	80	83	76	74	72	69	72	85	106	121	112	100	81	65	55
Wed	53	60	77	79	78	74	71	72	74	83	88	95	90	88	80	69	55
Thu	54	61	77	76	74	75	72	75	78	93	110	114	113	102	76	66	57
Fri	54	59	71	76	71	68	69	72	84	101	108	110	111	95	76	69	57
Sat	55	55	56	58	63	68	71	72	76	81	82	80	80	77	73	69	59
Sun	55	54	55	55	55	61	66	75	75	78	74	75	75	73	71	70	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from BUR to Huntington Beach (via I-5 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (22 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) 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 BUR to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 53 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BUR to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (11 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (1.1 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	62	70	71	70	70	73	72	76	81	99	108	103	91	71	59	56
Tue	54	61	80	83	76	74	72	69	72	85	106	121	112	100	81	65	55
Wed	53	60	77	79	78	74	71	72	74	83	88	95	90	88	80	69	55
Thu	54	61	77	76	74	75	72	75	78	93	110	114	113	102	76	66	57
Fri	54	59	71	76	71	68	69	72	84	101	108	110	111	95	76	69	57
Sat	55	55	56	58	63	68	71	72	76	81	82	80	80	77	73	69	59
Sun	55	54	55	55	55	61	66	75	75	78	74	75	75	73	71	70	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	62	70	71	70	70	73	72	76	81	99	108	103	91	71	59	56
Tue	54	61	80	83	76	74	72	69	72	85	106	121	112	100	81	65	55
Wed	53	60	77	79	78	74	71	72	74	83	88	95	90	88	80	69	55
Thu	54	61	77	76	74	75	72	75	78	93	110	114	113	102	76	66	57
Fri	54	59	71	76	71	68	69	72	84	101	108	110	111	95	76	69	57
Sat	55	55	56	58	63	68	71	72	76	81	82	80	80	77	73	69	59
Sun	55	54	55	55	55	61	66	75	75	78	74	75	75	73	71	70	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	62	70	71	70	70	73	72	76	81	99	108	103	91	71	59	56
Tue	54	61	80	83	76	74	72	69	72	85	106	121	112	100	81	65	55
Wed	53	60	77	79	78	74	71	72	74	83	88	95	90	88	80	69	55
Thu	54	61	77	76	74	75	72	75	78	93	110	114	113	102	76	66	57
Fri	54	59	71	76	71	68	69	72	84	101	108	110	111	95	76	69	57
Sat	55	55	56	58	63	68	71	72	76	81	82	80	80	77	73	69	59
Sun	55	54	55	55	55	61	66	75	75	78	74	75	75	73	71	70	59