Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Monrovia

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-605 North, usually 54 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Monrovia 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	43	50	59	59	55	54	56	56	54	61	66	68	67	61	51	47	44
Tue	43	53	62	63	58	56	55	54	54	63	68	69	72	64	54	47	45
Wed	43	52	58	61	58	57	56	55	57	63	68	69	71	65	57	54	46
Thu	44	52	61	62	59	56	55	55	58	65	68	69	70	62	54	50	44
Fri	44	48	54	56	55	55	57	58	62	66	68	66	65	60	53	49	45
Sat	44	45	45	45	47	49	51	51	52	53	55	56	54	51	49	47	45
Sun	44	44	44	45	45	46	47	50	50	51	50	48	48	48	47	47	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Monrovia (via I-605 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (16 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 Monrovia 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 Monrovia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 43 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Monrovia?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (3 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	50	59	59	55	54	56	56	54	61	66	68	67	61	51	47	44
Tue	43	53	62	63	58	56	55	54	54	63	68	69	72	64	54	47	45
Wed	43	52	58	61	58	57	56	55	57	63	68	69	71	65	57	54	46
Thu	44	52	61	62	59	56	55	55	58	65	68	69	70	62	54	50	44
Fri	44	48	54	56	55	55	57	58	62	66	68	66	65	60	53	49	45
Sat	44	45	45	45	47	49	51	51	52	53	55	56	54	51	49	47	45
Sun	44	44	44	45	45	46	47	50	50	51	50	48	48	48	47	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	50	59	59	55	54	56	56	54	61	66	68	67	61	51	47	44
Tue	43	53	62	63	58	56	55	54	54	63	68	69	72	64	54	47	45
Wed	43	52	58	61	58	57	56	55	57	63	68	69	71	65	57	54	46
Thu	44	52	61	62	59	56	55	55	58	65	68	69	70	62	54	50	44
Fri	44	48	54	56	55	55	57	58	62	66	68	66	65	60	53	49	45
Sat	44	45	45	45	47	49	51	51	52	53	55	56	54	51	49	47	45
Sun	44	44	44	45	45	46	47	50	50	51	50	48	48	48	47	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	50	59	59	55	54	56	56	54	61	66	68	67	61	51	47	44
Tue	43	53	62	63	58	56	55	54	54	63	68	69	72	64	54	47	45
Wed	43	52	58	61	58	57	56	55	57	63	68	69	71	65	57	54	46
Thu	44	52	61	62	59	56	55	55	58	65	68	69	70	62	54	50	44
Fri	44	48	54	56	55	55	57	58	62	66	68	66	65	60	53	49	45
Sat	44	45	45	45	47	49	51	51	52	53	55	56	54	51	49	47	45
Sun	44	44	44	45	45	46	47	50	50	51	50	48	48	48	47	47	44