Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to Huntington Beach

Right now (7:35 pm PST): about 91 minutes via I-405 South, usually 95 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Canyon Country 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	70	79	91	92	82	79	79	84	105	113	125	126	122	98	78	74	70
Tue	71	88	117	123	98	85	82	132	175	221	244	215	170	128	93	79	71
Wed	70	77	94	100	90	81	83	116	198	244	245	218	183	141	108	84	70
Thu	71	81	106	99	87	83	87	114	186	207	187	171	152	136	114	86	71
Fri	71	75	84	84	79	81	95	162	180	160	132	131	134	118	104	85	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	76	78	88	96	101	111	102	99	89	83	80	78	70
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	75	77	80	83	85	81	84	82	80	80	78	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Canyon Country to Huntington Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 247 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 142 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (111 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (21 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 247 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canyon Country to Huntington Beach?

The 73-mile drive usually takes 70 to 247 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 142 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 247 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (46 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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

More drives

Huntington Beach to Canyon Country (return trip) · Canyon Country to Los Angeles · Canyon Country to Long Beach · Canyon Country to Anaheim · Canyon Country to Riverside · Canyon Country to Santa Ana · Canyon Country to Irvine · Canyon Country to Fontana · Canyon Country to Glendale · Canyon Country to Garden Grove · Canyon Country to Rancho Cucamonga · Canyon Country to Ontario

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	79	91	92	82	79	79	84	105	113	125	126	122	98	78	74	70
Tue	71	88	117	123	98	85	82	132	175	221	244	215	170	128	93	79	71
Wed	70	77	94	100	90	81	83	116	198	244	245	218	183	141	108	84	70
Thu	71	81	106	99	87	83	87	114	186	207	187	171	152	136	114	86	71
Fri	71	75	84	84	79	81	95	162	180	160	132	131	134	118	104	85	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	76	78	88	96	101	111	102	99	89	83	80	78	70
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	75	77	80	83	85	81	84	82	80	80	78	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	79	91	92	82	79	79	84	105	113	125	126	122	98	78	74	70
Tue	71	88	117	123	98	85	82	132	175	221	244	215	170	128	93	79	71
Wed	70	77	94	100	90	81	83	116	198	244	245	218	183	141	108	84	70
Thu	71	81	106	99	87	83	87	114	186	207	187	171	152	136	114	86	71
Fri	71	75	84	84	79	81	95	162	180	160	132	131	134	118	104	85	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	76	78	88	96	101	111	102	99	89	83	80	78	70
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	75	77	80	83	85	81	84	82	80	80	78	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	79	91	92	82	79	79	84	105	113	125	126	122	98	78	74	70
Tue	71	88	117	123	98	85	82	132	175	221	244	215	170	128	93	79	71
Wed	70	77	94	100	90	81	83	116	198	244	245	218	183	141	108	84	70
Thu	71	81	106	99	87	83	87	114	186	207	187	171	152	136	114	86	71
Fri	71	75	84	84	79	81	95	162	180	160	132	131	134	118	104	85	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	76	78	88	96	101	111	102	99	89	83	80	78	70
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	75	77	80	83	85	81	84	82	80	80	78	70