Best Time to Drive from BUR to Huntington Beach

Right now (5:48 am PDT): about 56 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 60 at this time.

Only 9% 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	63	70	71	70	70	72	73	76	81	99	108	102	90	70	59	55
Tue	54	60	81	82	74	75	71	71	73	82	109	120	110	98	75	65	55
Wed	53	61	81	82	78	75	73	75	77	89	95	102	103	96	82	70	54
Thu	54	61	77	79	76	76	73	76	80	96	111	117	115	101	73	66	56
Fri	54	59	76	79	76	70	70	72	87	104	110	108	109	94	75	68	58
Sat	55	55	56	59	66	70	74	74	80	85	88	84	80	76	70	69	57
Sun	55	54	55	55	56	61	65	73	74	76	75	74	72	70	70	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 120 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 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (89 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 120 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 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BUR to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 120 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)

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

More drives

Huntington Beach to BUR (return trip) · BUR to Los Angeles · BUR to Santa Monica · BUR to Pasadena · BUR to Long Beach · BUR to West Covina · BUR to Santa Clarita · BUR to Torrance · BUR to LAX · BUR to El Monte · BUR to Downey · BUR to Whittier

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	63	70	71	70	70	72	73	76	81	99	108	102	90	70	59	55
Tue	54	60	81	82	74	75	71	71	73	82	109	120	110	98	75	65	55
Wed	53	61	81	82	78	75	73	75	77	89	95	102	103	96	82	70	54
Thu	54	61	77	79	76	76	73	76	80	96	111	117	115	101	73	66	56
Fri	54	59	76	79	76	70	70	72	87	104	110	108	109	94	75	68	58
Sat	55	55	56	59	66	70	74	74	80	85	88	84	80	76	70	69	57
Sun	55	54	55	55	56	61	65	73	74	76	75	74	72	70	70	70	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	63	70	71	70	70	72	73	76	81	99	108	102	90	70	59	55
Tue	54	60	81	82	74	75	71	71	73	82	109	120	110	98	75	65	55
Wed	53	61	81	82	78	75	73	75	77	89	95	102	103	96	82	70	54
Thu	54	61	77	79	76	76	73	76	80	96	111	117	115	101	73	66	56
Fri	54	59	76	79	76	70	70	72	87	104	110	108	109	94	75	68	58
Sat	55	55	56	59	66	70	74	74	80	85	88	84	80	76	70	69	57
Sun	55	54	55	55	56	61	65	73	74	76	75	74	72	70	70	70	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	63	70	71	70	70	72	73	76	81	99	108	102	90	70	59	55
Tue	54	60	81	82	74	75	71	71	73	82	109	120	110	98	75	65	55
Wed	53	61	81	82	78	75	73	75	77	89	95	102	103	96	82	70	54
Thu	54	61	77	79	76	76	73	76	80	96	111	117	115	101	73	66	56
Fri	54	59	76	79	76	70	70	72	87	104	110	108	109	94	75	68	58
Sat	55	55	56	59	66	70	74	74	80	85	88	84	80	76	70	69	57
Sun	55	54	55	55	56	61	65	73	74	76	75	74	72	70	70	70	59