Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to La Mirada

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-605 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Mirada 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	49	50	49	44	47	46	46	54	57	58	56	50	42	39	37
Tue	36	38	56	61	54	49	46	45	46	51	59	63	66	58	47	38	36
Wed	36	39	51	55	54	50	46	45	47	54	57	64	64	56	49	44	39
Thu	36	39	52	53	52	47	46	47	50	56	62	67	68	56	48	41	37
Fri	36	37	44	45	45	47	51	51	52	59	62	63	64	56	46	40	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	40	45	47	49	52	50	43	40	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Huntington Beach to La Mirada (via I-605 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (24 to 47 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 Mirada 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 Mirada?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to La Mirada?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 36 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to La Mirada?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (3 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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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	49	50	49	44	47	46	46	54	57	58	56	50	42	39	37
Tue	36	38	56	61	54	49	46	45	46	51	59	63	66	58	47	38	36
Wed	36	39	51	55	54	50	46	45	47	54	57	64	64	56	49	44	39
Thu	36	39	52	53	52	47	46	47	50	56	62	67	68	56	48	41	37
Fri	36	37	44	45	45	47	51	51	52	59	62	63	64	56	46	40	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	40	45	47	49	52	50	43	40	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	49	50	49	44	47	46	46	54	57	58	56	50	42	39	37
Tue	36	38	56	61	54	49	46	45	46	51	59	63	66	58	47	38	36
Wed	36	39	51	55	54	50	46	45	47	54	57	64	64	56	49	44	39
Thu	36	39	52	53	52	47	46	47	50	56	62	67	68	56	48	41	37
Fri	36	37	44	45	45	47	51	51	52	59	62	63	64	56	46	40	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	40	45	47	49	52	50	43	40	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	49	50	49	44	47	46	46	54	57	58	56	50	42	39	37
Tue	36	38	56	61	54	49	46	45	46	51	59	63	66	58	47	38	36
Wed	36	39	51	55	54	50	46	45	47	54	57	64	64	56	49	44	39
Thu	36	39	52	53	52	47	46	47	50	56	62	67	68	56	48	41	37
Fri	36	37	44	45	45	47	51	51	52	59	62	63	64	56	46	40	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	40	45	47	49	52	50	43	40	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	36