Best Time to Drive from Hacienda Heights to Huntington Beach

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 55 minutes via I-605 South, usually 43 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Hacienda Heights 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	41	42	49	54	47	45	46	45	45	45	45	47	48	47	43	42	41
Tue	40	42	48	65	49	45	45	44	44	48	45	45	49	47	44	43	41
Wed	41	43	51	60	51	48	47	46	46	46	46	49	52	50	48	48	41
Thu	41	44	52	60	51	46	45	45	45	45	45	48	49	47	45	43	41
Fri	41	42	46	51	46	44	43	44	44	44	44	45	46	45	44	42	41
Sat	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	42	41
Sun	41	40	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Hacienda Heights to Huntington Beach (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (44 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (19 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hacienda Heights to Huntington Beach?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 40 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hacienda Heights to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Huntington Beach to Hacienda Heights (return trip) · Hacienda Heights to Los Angeles · Hacienda Heights to Long Beach · Hacienda Heights to Riverside · Hacienda Heights to Santa Ana · Hacienda Heights to Irvine · Hacienda Heights to San Bernardino · Hacienda Heights to Fontana · Hacienda Heights to Moreno Valley · Hacienda Heights to Glendale · Hacienda Heights to Santa Clarita · Hacienda Heights to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	49	54	47	45	46	45	45	45	45	47	48	47	43	42	41
Tue	40	42	48	65	49	45	45	44	44	48	45	45	49	47	44	43	41
Wed	41	43	51	60	51	48	47	46	46	46	46	49	52	50	48	48	41
Thu	41	44	52	60	51	46	45	45	45	45	45	48	49	47	45	43	41
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Sun	41	40	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	49	54	47	45	46	45	45	45	45	47	48	47	43	42	41
Tue	40	42	48	65	49	45	45	44	44	48	45	45	49	47	44	43	41
Wed	41	43	51	60	51	48	47	46	46	46	46	49	52	50	48	48	41
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	49	54	47	45	46	45	45	45	45	47	48	47	43	42	41
Tue	40	42	48	65	49	45	45	44	44	48	45	45	49	47	44	43	41
Wed	41	43	51	60	51	48	47	46	46	46	46	49	52	50	48	48	41
Thu	41	44	52	60	51	46	45	45	45	45	45	48	49	47	45	43	41
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Sat	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	42	41
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