Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Altadena

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 83 minutes via I-605 North, usually 70 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Huntington Beach to Altadena 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	53	63	83	80	72	68	68	67	68	78	86	88	82	73	62	57	54
Tue	53	66	88	86	76	71	68	67	70	82	90	90	91	77	65	58	55
Wed	53	66	86	86	77	71	68	68	74	84	96	93	91	76	67	63	57
Thu	53	64	82	83	73	70	68	68	74	86	92	93	90	74	64	60	55
Fri	54	61	72	72	70	68	71	76	82	91	96	90	83	74	65	59	55
Sat	54	55	55	56	58	60	63	65	67	68	70	69	67	64	60	58	55
Sun	54	54	55	55	55	56	58	61	62	63	61	60	60	59	58	58	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Altadena (via I-605 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (22 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach to central Altadena 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 Huntington Beach to Altadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 53 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Altadena?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (3 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	53	63	83	80	72	68	68	67	68	78	86	88	82	73	62	57	54
Tue	53	66	88	86	76	71	68	67	70	82	90	90	91	77	65	58	55
Wed	53	66	86	86	77	71	68	68	74	84	96	93	91	76	67	63	57
Thu	53	64	82	83	73	70	68	68	74	86	92	93	90	74	64	60	55
Fri	54	61	72	72	70	68	71	76	82	91	96	90	83	74	65	59	55
Sat	54	55	55	56	58	60	63	65	67	68	70	69	67	64	60	58	55
Sun	54	54	55	55	55	56	58	61	62	63	61	60	60	59	58	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	63	83	80	72	68	68	67	68	78	86	88	82	73	62	57	54
Tue	53	66	88	86	76	71	68	67	70	82	90	90	91	77	65	58	55
Wed	53	66	86	86	77	71	68	68	74	84	96	93	91	76	67	63	57
Thu	53	64	82	83	73	70	68	68	74	86	92	93	90	74	64	60	55
Fri	54	61	72	72	70	68	71	76	82	91	96	90	83	74	65	59	55
Sat	54	55	55	56	58	60	63	65	67	68	70	69	67	64	60	58	55
Sun	54	54	55	55	55	56	58	61	62	63	61	60	60	59	58	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	63	83	80	72	68	68	67	68	78	86	88	82	73	62	57	54
Tue	53	66	88	86	76	71	68	67	70	82	90	90	91	77	65	58	55
Wed	53	66	86	86	77	71	68	68	74	84	96	93	91	76	67	63	57
Thu	53	64	82	83	73	70	68	68	74	86	92	93	90	74	64	60	55
Fri	54	61	72	72	70	68	71	76	82	91	96	90	83	74	65	59	55
Sat	54	55	55	56	58	60	63	65	67	68	70	69	67	64	60	58	55
Sun	54	54	55	55	55	56	58	61	62	63	61	60	60	59	58	58	54