Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Carson

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via I-405 North, usually 38 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 Carson 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	31	33	39	39	36	34	34	34	34	36	38	39	40	37	33	32	31
Tue	31	35	44	45	41	36	36	35	35	36	40	45	45	40	34	32	31
Wed	31	35	43	44	41	37	36	35	35	37	41	46	46	41	35	33	31
Thu	31	34	42	43	39	36	35	36	36	38	41	46	47	42	36	32	31
Fri	31	32	36	39	36	35	36	36	37	41	43	45	46	42	36	33	31
Sat	31	31	32	35	34	36	37	42	39	40	40	43	44	39	35	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	37	36	39	38	37	37	35	36	33	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Carson (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (17 to 28 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 Carson 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 Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 31 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Carson?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (4 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (1.7 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
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Tue	31	35	44	45	41	36	36	35	35	36	40	45	45	40	34	32	31
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Mon	31	33	39	39	36	34	34	34	34	36	38	39	40	37	33	32	31
Tue	31	35	44	45	41	36	36	35	35	36	40	45	45	40	34	32	31
Wed	31	35	43	44	41	37	36	35	35	37	41	46	46	41	35	33	31
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