Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Huntington Beach

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 69 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 75 at this time.

Only 5% 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	57	64	66	64	64	67	67	71	74	94	104	99	87	66	53	50
Tue	49	55	70	75	67	68	66	65	66	76	101	115	108	93	72	59	50
Wed	48	54	73	74	69	68	68	70	70	83	91	99	100	91	79	66	50
Thu	49	55	71	73	67	69	67	70	74	89	107	115	110	98	71	60	52
Fri	49	53	67	72	69	64	64	67	80	98	105	104	105	91	69	63	52
Sat	50	50	50	53	60	65	69	70	74	80	83	80	75	71	64	64	52
Sun	49	49	49	50	51	56	59	68	69	72	70	68	66	64	63	63	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 115 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 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (83 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 115 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 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 115 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)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	57	64	66	64	64	67	67	71	74	94	104	99	87	66	53	50
Tue	49	55	70	75	67	68	66	65	66	76	101	115	108	93	72	59	50
Wed	48	54	73	74	69	68	68	70	70	83	91	99	100	91	79	66	50
Thu	49	55	71	73	67	69	67	70	74	89	107	115	110	98	71	60	52
Fri	49	53	67	72	69	64	64	67	80	98	105	104	105	91	69	63	52
Sat	50	50	50	53	60	65	69	70	74	80	83	80	75	71	64	64	52
Sun	49	49	49	50	51	56	59	68	69	72	70	68	66	64	63	63	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	57	64	66	64	64	67	67	71	74	94	104	99	87	66	53	50
Tue	49	55	70	75	67	68	66	65	66	76	101	115	108	93	72	59	50
Wed	48	54	73	74	69	68	68	70	70	83	91	99	100	91	79	66	50
Thu	49	55	71	73	67	69	67	70	74	89	107	115	110	98	71	60	52
Fri	49	53	67	72	69	64	64	67	80	98	105	104	105	91	69	63	52
Sat	50	50	50	53	60	65	69	70	74	80	83	80	75	71	64	64	52
Sun	49	49	49	50	51	56	59	68	69	72	70	68	66	64	63	63	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	57	64	66	64	64	67	67	71	74	94	104	99	87	66	53	50
Tue	49	55	70	75	67	68	66	65	66	76	101	115	108	93	72	59	50
Wed	48	54	73	74	69	68	68	70	70	83	91	99	100	91	79	66	50
Thu	49	55	71	73	67	69	67	70	74	89	107	115	110	98	71	60	52
Fri	49	53	67	72	69	64	64	67	80	98	105	104	105	91	69	63	52
Sat	50	50	50	53	60	65	69	70	74	80	83	80	75	71	64	64	52
Sun	49	49	49	50	51	56	59	68	69	72	70	68	66	64	63	63	53