Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Arcadia

Right now (12:02 am PDT): about 50 minutes via I-605 North.

Only 17% 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 Arcadia 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	50	59	69	68	63	62	64	63	62	70	75	77	74	69	57	53	51
Tue	50	62	71	72	66	64	62	63	63	70	77	76	77	68	59	53	50
Wed	50	63	71	73	68	66	64	63	67	74	77	80	80	72	63	61	52
Thu	50	62	73	71	67	64	63	63	66	73	77	78	79	70	61	55	50
Fri	50	57	64	64	63	62	65	66	70	74	76	74	71	65	59	55	51
Sat	51	51	52	53	54	57	59	60	61	63	65	65	62	59	55	54	51
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	53	55	57	58	58	57	55	54	54	54	54	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Arcadia (via I-605 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (21 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) to central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 50 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Arcadia?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 81 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 (4 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	50	59	69	68	63	62	64	63	62	70	75	77	74	69	57	53	51
Tue	50	62	71	72	66	64	62	63	63	70	77	76	77	68	59	53	50
Wed	50	63	71	73	68	66	64	63	67	74	77	80	80	72	63	61	52
Thu	50	62	73	71	67	64	63	63	66	73	77	78	79	70	61	55	50
Fri	50	57	64	64	63	62	65	66	70	74	76	74	71	65	59	55	51
Sat	51	51	52	53	54	57	59	60	61	63	65	65	62	59	55	54	51
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	53	55	57	58	58	57	55	54	54	54	54	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	59	69	68	63	62	64	63	62	70	75	77	74	69	57	53	51
Tue	50	62	71	72	66	64	62	63	63	70	77	76	77	68	59	53	50
Wed	50	63	71	73	68	66	64	63	67	74	77	80	80	72	63	61	52
Thu	50	62	73	71	67	64	63	63	66	73	77	78	79	70	61	55	50
Fri	50	57	64	64	63	62	65	66	70	74	76	74	71	65	59	55	51
Sat	51	51	52	53	54	57	59	60	61	63	65	65	62	59	55	54	51
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	53	55	57	58	58	57	55	54	54	54	54	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	59	69	68	63	62	64	63	62	70	75	77	74	69	57	53	51
Tue	50	62	71	72	66	64	62	63	63	70	77	76	77	68	59	53	50
Wed	50	63	71	73	68	66	64	63	67	74	77	80	80	72	63	61	52
Thu	50	62	73	71	67	64	63	63	66	73	77	78	79	70	61	55	50
Fri	50	57	64	64	63	62	65	66	70	74	76	74	71	65	59	55	51
Sat	51	51	52	53	54	57	59	60	61	63	65	65	62	59	55	54	51
Sun	50	50	51	51	52	53	55	57	58	58	57	55	54	54	54	54	50