Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Huntington Beach

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 85 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 108 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Glendale 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	51	56	63	66	64	64	67	67	71	74	94	105	100	88	66	53	50
Tue	49	55	72	76	67	68	66	64	66	79	102	119	110	96	76	59	49
Wed	48	54	70	72	68	67	66	66	69	78	85	92	88	83	76	64	50
Thu	49	55	69	71	67	69	67	69	73	87	105	111	110	97	71	60	52
Fri	49	53	65	71	67	63	64	67	78	96	105	106	106	91	71	63	51
Sat	50	49	51	53	58	62	66	67	71	75	77	76	75	72	67	63	53
Sun	50	49	50	50	50	55	60	70	71	74	69	69	69	67	65	64	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Glendale to Huntington Beach (via I-5 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (21 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) to central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) 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 Glendale to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 48 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (11 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (1.1 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	56	63	66	64	64	67	67	71	74	94	105	100	88	66	53	50
Tue	49	55	72	76	67	68	66	64	66	79	102	119	110	96	76	59	49
Wed	48	54	70	72	68	67	66	66	69	78	85	92	88	83	76	64	50
Thu	49	55	69	71	67	69	67	69	73	87	105	111	110	97	71	60	52
Fri	49	53	65	71	67	63	64	67	78	96	105	106	106	91	71	63	51
Sat	50	49	51	53	58	62	66	67	71	75	77	76	75	72	67	63	53
Sun	50	49	50	50	50	55	60	70	71	74	69	69	69	67	65	64	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	56	63	66	64	64	67	67	71	74	94	105	100	88	66	53	50
Tue	49	55	72	76	67	68	66	64	66	79	102	119	110	96	76	59	49
Wed	48	54	70	72	68	67	66	66	69	78	85	92	88	83	76	64	50
Thu	49	55	69	71	67	69	67	69	73	87	105	111	110	97	71	60	52
Fri	49	53	65	71	67	63	64	67	78	96	105	106	106	91	71	63	51
Sat	50	49	51	53	58	62	66	67	71	75	77	76	75	72	67	63	53
Sun	50	49	50	50	50	55	60	70	71	74	69	69	69	67	65	64	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	56	63	66	64	64	67	67	71	74	94	105	100	88	66	53	50
Tue	49	55	72	76	67	68	66	64	66	79	102	119	110	96	76	59	49
Wed	48	54	70	72	68	67	66	66	69	78	85	92	88	83	76	64	50
Thu	49	55	69	71	67	69	67	69	73	87	105	111	110	97	71	60	52
Fri	49	53	65	71	67	63	64	67	78	96	105	106	106	91	71	63	51
Sat	50	49	51	53	58	62	66	67	71	75	77	76	75	72	67	63	53
Sun	50	49	50	50	50	55	60	70	71	74	69	69	69	67	65	64	53