Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Castaic

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 73 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North.

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 Castaic 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	72	94	118	109	107	103	94	95	98	98	106	107	107	92	81	79	75
Tue	72	130	185	162	136	123	108	95	93	98	111	125	122	105	86	80	76
Wed	72	125	193	170	138	121	106	98	98	102	112	119	119	103	85	82	75
Thu	72	126	179	156	129	126	107	103	94	104	118	124	115	100	85	78	74
Fri	72	121	160	127	122	110	125	116	111	113	112	109	100	92	82	80	75
Sat	75	76	76	80	85	102	112	104	115	111	101	99	93	86	88	82	73
Sun	74	74	76	75	77	86	110	126	149	137	115	94	94	88	84	82	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Castaic (via I-405 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 193 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (149 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (14 to 19 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 Castaic 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 Castaic?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 193 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 72 to 193 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Castaic?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 193 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (47 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	94	118	109	107	103	94	95	98	98	106	107	107	92	81	79	75
Tue	72	130	185	162	136	123	108	95	93	98	111	125	122	105	86	80	76
Wed	72	125	193	170	138	121	106	98	98	102	112	119	119	103	85	82	75
Thu	72	126	179	156	129	126	107	103	94	104	118	124	115	100	85	78	74
Fri	72	121	160	127	122	110	125	116	111	113	112	109	100	92	82	80	75
Sat	75	76	76	80	85	102	112	104	115	111	101	99	93	86	88	82	73
Sun	74	74	76	75	77	86	110	126	149	137	115	94	94	88	84	82	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	94	118	109	107	103	94	95	98	98	106	107	107	92	81	79	75
Tue	72	130	185	162	136	123	108	95	93	98	111	125	122	105	86	80	76
Wed	72	125	193	170	138	121	106	98	98	102	112	119	119	103	85	82	75
Thu	72	126	179	156	129	126	107	103	94	104	118	124	115	100	85	78	74
Fri	72	121	160	127	122	110	125	116	111	113	112	109	100	92	82	80	75
Sat	75	76	76	80	85	102	112	104	115	111	101	99	93	86	88	82	73
Sun	74	74	76	75	77	86	110	126	149	137	115	94	94	88	84	82	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	94	118	109	107	103	94	95	98	98	106	107	107	92	81	79	75
Tue	72	130	185	162	136	123	108	95	93	98	111	125	122	105	86	80	76
Wed	72	125	193	170	138	121	106	98	98	102	112	119	119	103	85	82	75
Thu	72	126	179	156	129	126	107	103	94	104	118	124	115	100	85	78	74
Fri	72	121	160	127	122	110	125	116	111	113	112	109	100	92	82	80	75
Sat	75	76	76	80	85	102	112	104	115	111	101	99	93	86	88	82	73
Sun	74	74	76	75	77	86	110	126	149	137	115	94	94	88	84	82	73