Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to La Mirada

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 53 minutes via I-605 North, usually 42 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	37	42	45	44	43	45	44	43	47	50	54	52	46	40	39	36
Tue	36	37	51	52	46	44	44	44	43	46	50	58	60	51	42	39	37
Wed	36	37	45	50	48	46	44	44	45	49	55	60	60	50	46	44	39
Thu	36	37	44	46	45	43	44	44	44	47	52	59	58	47	42	40	36
Fri	36	37	40	42	42	42	43	44	44	49	54	55	55	51	42	39	36
Sat	36	36	37	36	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	43	40	39	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	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 61 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 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (43 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 44 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 61 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 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to La Mirada?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 61 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	37	42	45	44	43	45	44	43	47	50	54	52	46	40	39	36
Tue	36	37	51	52	46	44	44	44	43	46	50	58	60	51	42	39	37
Wed	36	37	45	50	48	46	44	44	45	49	55	60	60	50	46	44	39
Thu	36	37	44	46	45	43	44	44	44	47	52	59	58	47	42	40	36
Fri	36	37	40	42	42	42	43	44	44	49	54	55	55	51	42	39	36
Sat	36	36	37	36	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	43	40	39	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	42	45	44	43	45	44	43	47	50	54	52	46	40	39	36
Tue	36	37	51	52	46	44	44	44	43	46	50	58	60	51	42	39	37
Wed	36	37	45	50	48	46	44	44	45	49	55	60	60	50	46	44	39
Thu	36	37	44	46	45	43	44	44	44	47	52	59	58	47	42	40	36
Fri	36	37	40	42	42	42	43	44	44	49	54	55	55	51	42	39	36
Sat	36	36	37	36	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	43	40	39	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	42	45	44	43	45	44	43	47	50	54	52	46	40	39	36
Tue	36	37	51	52	46	44	44	44	43	46	50	58	60	51	42	39	37
Wed	36	37	45	50	48	46	44	44	45	49	55	60	60	50	46	44	39
Thu	36	37	44	46	45	43	44	44	44	47	52	59	58	47	42	40	36
Fri	36	37	40	42	42	42	43	44	44	49	54	55	55	51	42	39	36
Sat	36	36	37	36	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	43	40	39	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	38	36