Best Time to Drive from Encinitas to Huntington Beach

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-5 North and SR-73 North, usually 70 at this time.

Only 63% 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 68-mile drive from Encinitas to Huntington Beach (via I-5 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (82 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (15 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Encinitas 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 Encinitas to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 65 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Encinitas to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (30 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (13 miles)

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