Best Time to Drive from Fullerton to Huntington Beach

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via SR-55 South and SR-91 East, usually 35 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Fullerton 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	31	32	38	39	38	36	36	35	35	36	36	37	38	36	33	33	32
Tue	32	33	40	44	42	39	37	36	36	37	37	38	38	35	32	32	32
Wed	32	33	38	43	42	40	38	38	38	37	38	39	42	41	34	33	33
Thu	32	33	40	41	41	37	36	37	36	37	38	41	40	38	34	33	32
Fri	32	33	38	42	39	40	39	38	37	37	39	38	39	37	33	32	33
Sat	32	32	33	33	35	35	36	37	36	35	35	36	35	34	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	34	35	35	34	33	33	33	33	33	32	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Fullerton to Huntington Beach (via SR-55 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (13 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fullerton 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 Fullerton to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 31 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fullerton to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-55 South in Orange County (15 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	38	39	38	36	36	35	35	36	36	37	38	36	33	33	32
Tue	32	33	40	44	42	39	37	36	36	37	37	38	38	35	32	32	32
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Sat	32	32	33	33	35	35	36	37	36	35	35	36	35	34	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	34	35	35	34	33	33	33	33	33	32	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	32	33	40	44	42	39	37	36	36	37	37	38	38	35	32	32	32
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	38	39	38	36	36	35	35	36	36	37	38	36	33	33	32
Tue	32	33	40	44	42	39	37	36	36	37	37	38	38	35	32	32	32
Wed	32	33	38	43	42	40	38	38	38	37	38	39	42	41	34	33	33
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Sat	32	32	33	33	35	35	36	37	36	35	35	36	35	34	33	33	32
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