Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Canyon Country

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via I-405 North, usually 76 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Canyon Country 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	76	82	78	76	75	77	79	82	93	140	182	181	150	113	86	76	72
Tue	78	84	79	77	77	76	78	80	87	125	188	184	153	118	91	77	73
Wed	76	85	79	77	77	78	78	80	90	126	174	181	162	129	98	83	75
Thu	79	87	81	81	79	80	82	88	100	125	174	178	153	119	93	79	73
Fri	75	79	77	79	81	82	83	87	98	125	159	167	143	108	85	77	73
Sat	72	72	73	73	75	81	83	81	81	80	81	84	79	76	75	74	72
Sun	71	70	71	71	72	75	82	88	90	91	87	78	75	75	74	74	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Canyon Country (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 192 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (91 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (21 to 34 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 Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 192 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Canyon Country?

The 73-mile drive usually takes 72 to 192 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 192 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (47 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (4 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	76	82	78	76	75	77	79	82	93	140	182	181	150	113	86	76	72
Tue	78	84	79	77	77	76	78	80	87	125	188	184	153	118	91	77	73
Wed	76	85	79	77	77	78	78	80	90	126	174	181	162	129	98	83	75
Thu	79	87	81	81	79	80	82	88	100	125	174	178	153	119	93	79	73
Fri	75	79	77	79	81	82	83	87	98	125	159	167	143	108	85	77	73
Sat	72	72	73	73	75	81	83	81	81	80	81	84	79	76	75	74	72
Sun	71	70	71	71	72	75	82	88	90	91	87	78	75	75	74	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	82	78	76	75	77	79	82	93	140	182	181	150	113	86	76	72
Tue	78	84	79	77	77	76	78	80	87	125	188	184	153	118	91	77	73
Wed	76	85	79	77	77	78	78	80	90	126	174	181	162	129	98	83	75
Thu	79	87	81	81	79	80	82	88	100	125	174	178	153	119	93	79	73
Fri	75	79	77	79	81	82	83	87	98	125	159	167	143	108	85	77	73
Sat	72	72	73	73	75	81	83	81	81	80	81	84	79	76	75	74	72
Sun	71	70	71	71	72	75	82	88	90	91	87	78	75	75	74	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	82	78	76	75	77	79	82	93	140	182	181	150	113	86	76	72
Tue	78	84	79	77	77	76	78	80	87	125	188	184	153	118	91	77	73
Wed	76	85	79	77	77	78	78	80	90	126	174	181	162	129	98	83	75
Thu	79	87	81	81	79	80	82	88	100	125	174	178	153	119	93	79	73
Fri	75	79	77	79	81	82	83	87	98	125	159	167	143	108	85	77	73
Sat	72	72	73	73	75	81	83	81	81	80	81	84	79	76	75	74	72
Sun	71	70	71	71	72	75	82	88	90	91	87	78	75	75	74	74	71