Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Altadena

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via I-605 North, usually 74 at this time.

Only 14% 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	64	80	77	70	67	68	67	68	78	86	87	81	72	61	57	54
Tue	53	67	85	82	74	70	67	66	70	82	90	89	90	74	64	57	54
Wed	53	67	84	83	75	72	69	68	76	86	94	93	91	78	67	64	57
Thu	53	66	84	81	74	70	68	69	74	87	93	93	93	75	65	60	54
Fri	54	61	71	71	69	68	72	78	86	93	97	90	84	74	65	59	55
Sat	54	55	55	56	58	61	64	66	69	71	73	71	69	63	59	58	55
Sun	54	54	54	55	55	56	58	61	62	63	62	60	59	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 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (73 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 41 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 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Altadena?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	64	80	77	70	67	68	67	68	78	86	87	81	72	61	57	54
Tue	53	67	85	82	74	70	67	66	70	82	90	89	90	74	64	57	54
Wed	53	67	84	83	75	72	69	68	76	86	94	93	91	78	67	64	57
Thu	53	66	84	81	74	70	68	69	74	87	93	93	93	75	65	60	54
Fri	54	61	71	71	69	68	72	78	86	93	97	90	84	74	65	59	55
Sat	54	55	55	56	58	61	64	66	69	71	73	71	69	63	59	58	55
Sun	54	54	54	55	55	56	58	61	62	63	62	60	59	59	58	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	64	80	77	70	67	68	67	68	78	86	87	81	72	61	57	54
Tue	53	67	85	82	74	70	67	66	70	82	90	89	90	74	64	57	54
Wed	53	67	84	83	75	72	69	68	76	86	94	93	91	78	67	64	57
Thu	53	66	84	81	74	70	68	69	74	87	93	93	93	75	65	60	54
Fri	54	61	71	71	69	68	72	78	86	93	97	90	84	74	65	59	55
Sat	54	55	55	56	58	61	64	66	69	71	73	71	69	63	59	58	55
Sun	54	54	54	55	55	56	58	61	62	63	62	60	59	59	58	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	64	80	77	70	67	68	67	68	78	86	87	81	72	61	57	54
Tue	53	67	85	82	74	70	67	66	70	82	90	89	90	74	64	57	54
Wed	53	67	84	83	75	72	69	68	76	86	94	93	91	78	67	64	57
Thu	53	66	84	81	74	70	68	69	74	87	93	93	93	75	65	60	54
Fri	54	61	71	71	69	68	72	78	86	93	97	90	84	74	65	59	55
Sat	54	55	55	56	58	61	64	66	69	71	73	71	69	63	59	58	55
Sun	54	54	54	55	55	56	58	61	62	63	62	60	59	59	58	58	54