Best Time to Drive from Castaic to Huntington Beach

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 74 minutes via I-405 South and I-5 South.

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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Castaic to Huntington Beach (via I-405 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 250 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 148 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (114 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (14 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Castaic 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 Castaic to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 250 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 73 to 250 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 148 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Castaic to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 250 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (46 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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