Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to La Habra

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via SR-57 North and SR-55 North and I-5 North, usually 40 at this time.

Only 44% 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 La Habra 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	41	44	43	41	39	40	42	46	47	52	52	46	37	37	36
Tue	36	39	42	46	43	43	42	42	44	47	53	53	51	52	39	38	36
Wed	36	39	42	48	45	45	43	45	45	50	51	54	58	55	44	39	36
Thu	36	38	42	44	43	43	43	42	46	47	51	51	56	47	39	39	36
Fri	36	39	42	45	42	42	43	44	46	49	52	49	55	44	39	37	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	39	40	43	43	41	42	46	45	42	40	37	38	36
Sun	36	37	37	37	37	38	39	40	40	40	40	39	38	37	37	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Huntington Beach to La Habra (via SR-57 North and SR-55 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (17 to 24 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 La Habra 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 La Habra?

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 La Habra?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 36 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to La Habra?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (8 miles) · I-5 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	41	44	43	41	39	40	42	46	47	52	52	46	37	37	36
Tue	36	39	42	46	43	43	42	42	44	47	53	53	51	52	39	38	36
Wed	36	39	42	48	45	45	43	45	45	50	51	54	58	55	44	39	36
Thu	36	38	42	44	43	43	43	42	46	47	51	51	56	47	39	39	36
Fri	36	39	42	45	42	42	43	44	46	49	52	49	55	44	39	37	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	39	40	43	43	41	42	46	45	42	40	37	38	36
Sun	36	37	37	37	37	38	39	40	40	40	40	39	38	37	37	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	41	44	43	41	39	40	42	46	47	52	52	46	37	37	36
Tue	36	39	42	46	43	43	42	42	44	47	53	53	51	52	39	38	36
Wed	36	39	42	48	45	45	43	45	45	50	51	54	58	55	44	39	36
Thu	36	38	42	44	43	43	43	42	46	47	51	51	56	47	39	39	36
Fri	36	39	42	45	42	42	43	44	46	49	52	49	55	44	39	37	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	39	40	43	43	41	42	46	45	42	40	37	38	36
Sun	36	37	37	37	37	38	39	40	40	40	40	39	38	37	37	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	41	44	43	41	39	40	42	46	47	52	52	46	37	37	36
Tue	36	39	42	46	43	43	42	42	44	47	53	53	51	52	39	38	36
Wed	36	39	42	48	45	45	43	45	45	50	51	54	58	55	44	39	36
Thu	36	38	42	44	43	43	43	42	46	47	51	51	56	47	39	39	36
Fri	36	39	42	45	42	42	43	44	46	49	52	49	55	44	39	37	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	39	40	43	43	41	42	46	45	42	40	37	38	36
Sun	36	37	37	37	37	38	39	40	40	40	40	39	38	37	37	38	36