Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Inglewood

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via I-405 North, usually 39 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 Inglewood 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	38	45	51	50	46	43	42	42	41	42	43	44	46	43	39	39	38
Tue	38	47	57	59	53	46	44	42	41	42	45	50	51	46	40	39	38
Wed	38	48	57	58	52	47	44	42	42	43	45	49	52	47	41	40	38
Thu	38	47	55	55	51	46	43	43	42	44	45	51	53	48	42	39	38
Fri	38	42	46	48	45	44	44	44	44	47	48	50	53	49	44	40	38
Sat	38	38	39	42	41	43	46	50	49	50	49	51	52	47	43	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	45	44	47	47	45	46	44	44	41	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Inglewood (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (17 to 26 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 Inglewood 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 Inglewood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 38 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Inglewood?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 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	38	45	51	50	46	43	42	42	41	42	43	44	46	43	39	39	38
Tue	38	47	57	59	53	46	44	42	41	42	45	50	51	46	40	39	38
Wed	38	48	57	58	52	47	44	42	42	43	45	49	52	47	41	40	38
Thu	38	47	55	55	51	46	43	43	42	44	45	51	53	48	42	39	38
Fri	38	42	46	48	45	44	44	44	44	47	48	50	53	49	44	40	38
Sat	38	38	39	42	41	43	46	50	49	50	49	51	52	47	43	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	45	44	47	47	45	46	44	44	41	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	51	50	46	43	42	42	41	42	43	44	46	43	39	39	38
Tue	38	47	57	59	53	46	44	42	41	42	45	50	51	46	40	39	38
Wed	38	48	57	58	52	47	44	42	42	43	45	49	52	47	41	40	38
Thu	38	47	55	55	51	46	43	43	42	44	45	51	53	48	42	39	38
Fri	38	42	46	48	45	44	44	44	44	47	48	50	53	49	44	40	38
Sat	38	38	39	42	41	43	46	50	49	50	49	51	52	47	43	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	45	44	47	47	45	46	44	44	41	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	51	50	46	43	42	42	41	42	43	44	46	43	39	39	38
Tue	38	47	57	59	53	46	44	42	41	42	45	50	51	46	40	39	38
Wed	38	48	57	58	52	47	44	42	42	43	45	49	52	47	41	40	38
Thu	38	47	55	55	51	46	43	43	42	44	45	51	53	48	42	39	38
Fri	38	42	46	48	45	44	44	44	44	47	48	50	53	49	44	40	38
Sat	38	38	39	42	41	43	46	50	49	50	49	51	52	47	43	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	45	44	47	47	45	46	44	44	41	41	38