Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Brea

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 36 minutes via SR-57 North and SR-55 North and I-5 North, usually 35 at this time.

None 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 Brea 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	30	31	33	36	35	34	33	34	35	39	43	47	46	43	33	32	30
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Sun	30	31	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Brea (via SR-57 North and SR-55 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 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 central Brea 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 Brea?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 30 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Brea?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (8 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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