Best Time to Drive from Fallbrook to Huntington Beach

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 82 minutes via I-5 North and SR-73 North, usually 84 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Fallbrook 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	77	79	84	83	82	81	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	79	79	78	77
Tue	77	79	84	85	83	82	82	82	82	82	80	82	81	80	80	79	77
Wed	77	80	84	86	83	84	83	83	81	81	82	80	81	81	80	79	77
Thu	77	79	84	86	81	84	82	83	82	81	81	81	81	81	80	79	78
Fri	77	79	83	82	82	83	82	85	83	83	83	82	82	82	80	79	77
Sat	77	77	78	79	81	83	86	88	86	84	83	83	81	81	80	80	78
Sun	77	78	77	78	79	82	86	88	88	87	86	84	83	82	82	81	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Fallbrook to Huntington Beach (via I-5 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (89 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 27 miles surface streets (36 to 44 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fallbrook 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 Fallbrook to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 am. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 77 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fallbrook to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (13 miles) · SR-76 West in San Diego (2 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Huntington Beach to Fallbrook (return trip) · Fallbrook to San Diego · Fallbrook to Long Beach · Fallbrook to Anaheim · Fallbrook to Riverside · Fallbrook to Santa Ana · Fallbrook to Chula Vista · Fallbrook to Irvine · Fallbrook to San Bernardino · Fallbrook to Fontana · Fallbrook to Moreno Valley · Fallbrook to Garden Grove

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	79	84	83	82	81	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	79	79	78	77
Tue	77	79	84	85	83	82	82	82	82	82	80	82	81	80	80	79	77
Wed	77	80	84	86	83	84	83	83	81	81	82	80	81	81	80	79	77
Thu	77	79	84	86	81	84	82	83	82	81	81	81	81	81	80	79	78
Fri	77	79	83	82	82	83	82	85	83	83	83	82	82	82	80	79	77
Sat	77	77	78	79	81	83	86	88	86	84	83	83	81	81	80	80	78
Sun	77	78	77	78	79	82	86	88	88	87	86	84	83	82	82	81	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	79	84	83	82	81	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	79	79	78	77
Tue	77	79	84	85	83	82	82	82	82	82	80	82	81	80	80	79	77
Wed	77	80	84	86	83	84	83	83	81	81	82	80	81	81	80	79	77
Thu	77	79	84	86	81	84	82	83	82	81	81	81	81	81	80	79	78
Fri	77	79	83	82	82	83	82	85	83	83	83	82	82	82	80	79	77
Sat	77	77	78	79	81	83	86	88	86	84	83	83	81	81	80	80	78
Sun	77	78	77	78	79	82	86	88	88	87	86	84	83	82	82	81	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	79	84	83	82	81	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	79	79	78	77
Tue	77	79	84	85	83	82	82	82	82	82	80	82	81	80	80	79	77
Wed	77	80	84	86	83	84	83	83	81	81	82	80	81	81	80	79	77
Thu	77	79	84	86	81	84	82	83	82	81	81	81	81	81	80	79	78
Fri	77	79	83	82	82	83	82	85	83	83	83	82	82	82	80	79	77
Sat	77	77	78	79	81	83	86	88	86	84	83	83	81	81	80	80	78
Sun	77	78	77	78	79	82	86	88	88	87	86	84	83	82	82	81	77