Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Norwalk
Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 30 minutes via I-605 North and I-405 North, usually 30 at this time.
Only 2% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Tue | 28 | 29 | 32 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
| Wed | 28 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 30 |
| Thu | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 |
| Fri | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
| Sat | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Sun | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Norwalk (via I-605 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 38 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (32 minutes).
About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (20 to 27 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 Norwalk 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 Norwalk?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 38 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Norwalk?
The 23-mile drive usually takes 28 to 38 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Norwalk?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 38 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-605 North in Orange County (7 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (3 miles)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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