Best Time to Drive from Gardena to Huntington Beach

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-405 South, usually 46 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 Gardena 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	40	39	37	37	37	38	41	47	52	52	46	38	35	34
Tue	34	36	44	45	42	38	38	38	39	43	52	59	62	52	41	36	35
Wed	34	36	43	44	43	39	38	38	39	44	53	61	62	52	43	38	35
Thu	34	36	41	43	42	39	38	39	40	45	56	62	66	55	44	37	35
Fri	34	35	38	39	38	39	40	42	44	53	61	61	63	54	44	38	35
Sat	34	34	36	36	36	41	43	45	44	47	45	45	47	45	38	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	40	42	41	42	39	40	42	37	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Gardena to Huntington Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (20 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gardena 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 Gardena to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 34 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gardena to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Huntington Beach to Gardena (return trip) · Gardena to Los Angeles · Gardena to Long Beach · Gardena to Riverside · Gardena to Santa Ana · Gardena to San Bernardino · Gardena to Fontana · Gardena to Oxnard · Gardena to Moreno Valley · Gardena to Glendale · Gardena to Santa Clarita

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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	40	39	37	37	37	38	41	47	52	52	46	38	35	34
Tue	34	36	44	45	42	38	38	38	39	43	52	59	62	52	41	36	35
Wed	34	36	43	44	43	39	38	38	39	44	53	61	62	52	43	38	35
Thu	34	36	41	43	42	39	38	39	40	45	56	62	66	55	44	37	35
Fri	34	35	38	39	38	39	40	42	44	53	61	61	63	54	44	38	35
Sat	34	34	36	36	36	41	43	45	44	47	45	45	47	45	38	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	40	42	41	42	39	40	42	37	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	40	40	39	37	37	37	38	41	47	52	52	46	38	35	34
Tue	34	36	44	45	42	38	38	38	39	43	52	59	62	52	41	36	35
Wed	34	36	43	44	43	39	38	38	39	44	53	61	62	52	43	38	35
Thu	34	36	41	43	42	39	38	39	40	45	56	62	66	55	44	37	35
Fri	34	35	38	39	38	39	40	42	44	53	61	61	63	54	44	38	35
Sat	34	34	36	36	36	41	43	45	44	47	45	45	47	45	38	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	40	42	41	42	39	40	42	37	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	40	40	39	37	37	37	38	41	47	52	52	46	38	35	34
Tue	34	36	44	45	42	38	38	38	39	43	52	59	62	52	41	36	35
Wed	34	36	43	44	43	39	38	38	39	44	53	61	62	52	43	38	35
Thu	34	36	41	43	42	39	38	39	40	45	56	62	66	55	44	37	35
Fri	34	35	38	39	38	39	40	42	44	53	61	61	63	54	44	38	35
Sat	34	34	36	36	36	41	43	45	44	47	45	45	47	45	38	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	40	42	41	42	39	40	42	37	36	35