Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Compton

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-405 North, usually 54 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 Compton 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	36	38	44	45	42	40	40	40	40	42	44	47	47	44	38	37	37
Tue	36	40	50	52	48	43	43	41	41	43	50	56	56	49	40	37	37
Wed	36	39	48	49	48	43	42	41	42	45	50	56	56	50	41	38	37
Thu	36	39	47	49	46	42	42	42	42	45	49	55	57	50	41	38	36
Fri	36	38	42	46	43	42	42	43	44	49	52	54	58	51	42	38	36
Sat	36	37	37	41	39	41	42	48	45	46	46	49	50	45	41	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	38	42	41	44	43	41	43	41	42	38	38	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Compton (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (28 to 45 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 Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 36 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Compton?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (6 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	36	38	44	45	42	40	40	40	40	42	44	47	47	44	38	37	37
Tue	36	40	50	52	48	43	43	41	41	43	50	56	56	49	40	37	37
Wed	36	39	48	49	48	43	42	41	42	45	50	56	56	50	41	38	37
Thu	36	39	47	49	46	42	42	42	42	45	49	55	57	50	41	38	36
Fri	36	38	42	46	43	42	42	43	44	49	52	54	58	51	42	38	36
Sat	36	37	37	41	39	41	42	48	45	46	46	49	50	45	41	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	38	42	41	44	43	41	43	41	42	38	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	44	45	42	40	40	40	40	42	44	47	47	44	38	37	37
Tue	36	40	50	52	48	43	43	41	41	43	50	56	56	49	40	37	37
Wed	36	39	48	49	48	43	42	41	42	45	50	56	56	50	41	38	37
Thu	36	39	47	49	46	42	42	42	42	45	49	55	57	50	41	38	36
Fri	36	38	42	46	43	42	42	43	44	49	52	54	58	51	42	38	36
Sat	36	37	37	41	39	41	42	48	45	46	46	49	50	45	41	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	38	42	41	44	43	41	43	41	42	38	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	44	45	42	40	40	40	40	42	44	47	47	44	38	37	37
Tue	36	40	50	52	48	43	43	41	41	43	50	56	56	49	40	37	37
Wed	36	39	48	49	48	43	42	41	42	45	50	56	56	50	41	38	37
Thu	36	39	47	49	46	42	42	42	42	45	49	55	57	50	41	38	36
Fri	36	38	42	46	43	42	42	43	44	49	52	54	58	51	42	38	36
Sat	36	37	37	41	39	41	42	48	45	46	46	49	50	45	41	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	38	42	41	44	43	41	43	41	42	38	38	37