Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Gardena

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-405 North, usually 44 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 Gardena 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	33	36	42	42	38	36	36	36	36	38	40	42	43	40	35	34	33
Tue	33	38	48	49	44	38	38	36	36	38	43	49	49	43	36	34	33
Wed	33	38	47	47	44	38	37	36	37	39	44	49	49	44	37	35	33
Thu	33	38	45	46	42	38	37	37	37	40	43	49	51	45	37	34	33
Fri	33	34	38	41	38	37	37	38	38	43	46	48	50	45	39	35	33
Sat	33	33	33	37	36	37	39	44	42	43	42	45	47	41	37	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	39	37	40	40	39	40	38	39	35	35	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Gardena (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (19 to 32 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 Gardena 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 Gardena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 33 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Gardena?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (12 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	33	36	42	42	38	36	36	36	36	38	40	42	43	40	35	34	33
Tue	33	38	48	49	44	38	38	36	36	38	43	49	49	43	36	34	33
Wed	33	38	47	47	44	38	37	36	37	39	44	49	49	44	37	35	33
Thu	33	38	45	46	42	38	37	37	37	40	43	49	51	45	37	34	33
Fri	33	34	38	41	38	37	37	38	38	43	46	48	50	45	39	35	33
Sat	33	33	33	37	36	37	39	44	42	43	42	45	47	41	37	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	39	37	40	40	39	40	38	39	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	42	42	38	36	36	36	36	38	40	42	43	40	35	34	33
Tue	33	38	48	49	44	38	38	36	36	38	43	49	49	43	36	34	33
Wed	33	38	47	47	44	38	37	36	37	39	44	49	49	44	37	35	33
Thu	33	38	45	46	42	38	37	37	37	40	43	49	51	45	37	34	33
Fri	33	34	38	41	38	37	37	38	38	43	46	48	50	45	39	35	33
Sat	33	33	33	37	36	37	39	44	42	43	42	45	47	41	37	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	39	37	40	40	39	40	38	39	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	42	42	38	36	36	36	36	38	40	42	43	40	35	34	33
Tue	33	38	48	49	44	38	38	36	36	38	43	49	49	43	36	34	33
Wed	33	38	47	47	44	38	37	36	37	39	44	49	49	44	37	35	33
Thu	33	38	45	46	42	38	37	37	37	40	43	49	51	45	37	34	33
Fri	33	34	38	41	38	37	37	38	38	43	46	48	50	45	39	35	33
Sat	33	33	33	37	36	37	39	44	42	43	42	45	47	41	37	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	39	37	40	40	39	40	38	39	35	35	33