Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Huntington Beach

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-605 South and I-5 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 3% 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 East Los Angeles 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	38	42	45	46	42	41	48	47	51	45	70	81	76	71	55	40	37
Tue	36	38	46	54	43	42	41	45	44	53	67	79	83	74	60	49	37
Wed	36	38	51	57	47	44	44	46	47	57	62	69	68	65	61	50	37
Thu	36	39	48	55	45	44	49	48	55	52	74	77	79	78	60	44	38
Fri	36	37	46	55	49	44	43	45	52	65	73	76	75	74	55	47	37
Sat	36	36	37	38	41	41	44	46	46	53	57	58	51	48	43	43	39
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	40	40	44	45	48	49	47	46	44	44	43	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Huntington Beach (via I-605 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (20 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Huntington Beach?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 36 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	45	46	42	41	48	47	51	45	70	81	76	71	55	40	37
Tue	36	38	46	54	43	42	41	45	44	53	67	79	83	74	60	49	37
Wed	36	38	51	57	47	44	44	46	47	57	62	69	68	65	61	50	37
Thu	36	39	48	55	45	44	49	48	55	52	74	77	79	78	60	44	38
Fri	36	37	46	55	49	44	43	45	52	65	73	76	75	74	55	47	37
Sat	36	36	37	38	41	41	44	46	46	53	57	58	51	48	43	43	39
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	40	40	44	45	48	49	47	46	44	44	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	45	46	42	41	48	47	51	45	70	81	76	71	55	40	37
Tue	36	38	46	54	43	42	41	45	44	53	67	79	83	74	60	49	37
Wed	36	38	51	57	47	44	44	46	47	57	62	69	68	65	61	50	37
Thu	36	39	48	55	45	44	49	48	55	52	74	77	79	78	60	44	38
Fri	36	37	46	55	49	44	43	45	52	65	73	76	75	74	55	47	37
Sat	36	36	37	38	41	41	44	46	46	53	57	58	51	48	43	43	39
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	40	40	44	45	48	49	47	46	44	44	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	45	46	42	41	48	47	51	45	70	81	76	71	55	40	37
Tue	36	38	46	54	43	42	41	45	44	53	67	79	83	74	60	49	37
Wed	36	38	51	57	47	44	44	46	47	57	62	69	68	65	61	50	37
Thu	36	39	48	55	45	44	49	48	55	52	74	77	79	78	60	44	38
Fri	36	37	46	55	49	44	43	45	52	65	73	76	75	74	55	47	37
Sat	36	36	37	38	41	41	44	46	46	53	57	58	51	48	43	43	39
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	40	40	44	45	48	49	47	46	44	44	43	39