Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Anaheim

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 29 minutes via I-5 North and SR-55 North, usually 27 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Anaheim 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	26	27	28	30	29	29	29	29	31	34	38	42	42	38	29	28	27
Tue	27	27	29	32	30	31	30	31	32	34	41	41	42	43	32	29	27
Wed	27	28	28	32	31	31	31	32	34	37	40	43	46	46	35	30	27
Thu	27	27	29	31	30	30	30	30	32	34	38	42	44	42	36	29	27
Fri	27	28	29	31	29	30	31	33	34	37	41	42	43	38	31	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	28	28	29	31	31	31	31	33	32	34	31	29	29	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Anaheim (via I-5 North and SR-55 North) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach to Disneyland 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 Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 26 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Anaheim?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (8 miles)

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	26	27	28	30	29	29	29	29	31	34	38	42	42	38	29	28	27
Tue	27	27	29	32	30	31	30	31	32	34	41	41	42	43	32	29	27
Wed	27	28	28	32	31	31	31	32	34	37	40	43	46	46	35	30	27
Thu	27	27	29	31	30	30	30	30	32	34	38	42	44	42	36	29	27
Fri	27	28	29	31	29	30	31	33	34	37	41	42	43	38	31	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	28	28	29	31	31	31	31	33	32	34	31	29	29	27
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Tue	27	27	29	32	30	31	30	31	32	34	41	41	42	43	32	29	27
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Thu	27	27	29	31	30	30	30	30	32	34	38	42	44	42	36	29	27
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Sat	27	27	27	28	28	29	31	31	31	31	33	32	34	31	29	29	27
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Tue	27	27	29	32	30	31	30	31	32	34	41	41	42	43	32	29	27
Wed	27	28	28	32	31	31	31	32	34	37	40	43	46	46	35	30	27
Thu	27	27	29	31	30	30	30	30	32	34	38	42	44	42	36	29	27
Fri	27	28	29	31	29	30	31	33	34	37	41	42	43	38	31	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	28	28	29	31	31	31	31	33	32	34	31	29	29	27
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