Best Time to Drive from Compton to Huntington Beach

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-405 South and I-710 South, usually 54 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 Compton 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	34	35	40	41	40	38	38	38	38	39	42	45	45	42	37	35	34
Tue	34	37	45	46	44	40	39	39	39	41	49	55	56	50	39	36	34
Wed	34	36	43	44	45	41	40	39	39	43	49	57	58	50	40	36	34
Thu	34	37	42	43	43	40	39	40	41	44	50	56	60	51	41	36	35
Fri	34	35	40	42	42	40	40	42	44	51	54	57	57	51	42	37	34
Sat	34	34	36	36	36	41	42	44	42	45	43	43	45	43	37	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	40	41	40	41	37	40	41	36	35	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Compton to Huntington Beach (via I-405 South and I-710 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (22 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 34 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (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	34	35	40	41	40	38	38	38	38	39	42	45	45	42	37	35	34
Tue	34	37	45	46	44	40	39	39	39	41	49	55	56	50	39	36	34
Wed	34	36	43	44	45	41	40	39	39	43	49	57	58	50	40	36	34
Thu	34	37	42	43	43	40	39	40	41	44	50	56	60	51	41	36	35
Fri	34	35	40	42	42	40	40	42	44	51	54	57	57	51	42	37	34
Sat	34	34	36	36	36	41	42	44	42	45	43	43	45	43	37	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	40	41	40	41	37	40	41	36	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	40	41	40	38	38	38	38	39	42	45	45	42	37	35	34
Tue	34	37	45	46	44	40	39	39	39	41	49	55	56	50	39	36	34
Wed	34	36	43	44	45	41	40	39	39	43	49	57	58	50	40	36	34
Thu	34	37	42	43	43	40	39	40	41	44	50	56	60	51	41	36	35
Fri	34	35	40	42	42	40	40	42	44	51	54	57	57	51	42	37	34
Sat	34	34	36	36	36	41	42	44	42	45	43	43	45	43	37	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	40	41	40	41	37	40	41	36	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	40	41	40	38	38	38	38	39	42	45	45	42	37	35	34
Tue	34	37	45	46	44	40	39	39	39	41	49	55	56	50	39	36	34
Wed	34	36	43	44	45	41	40	39	39	43	49	57	58	50	40	36	34
Thu	34	37	42	43	43	40	39	40	41	44	50	56	60	51	41	36	35
Fri	34	35	40	42	42	40	40	42	44	51	54	57	57	51	42	37	34
Sat	34	34	36	36	36	41	42	44	42	45	43	43	45	43	37	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	40	41	40	41	37	40	41	36	35	34