Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Pico Rivera

Right now (10:50 pm PST): about 32 minutes via I-605 North.

Only 6% 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 Pico Rivera 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	32	33	37	39	38	38	40	39	38	41	43	47	45	40	36	35	33
Tue	32	33	42	44	39	39	39	39	38	40	43	47	49	43	37	35	33
Wed	32	34	38	43	41	41	40	39	40	43	45	48	48	43	41	40	35
Thu	32	33	37	40	39	38	39	39	38	40	42	45	46	40	38	36	33
Fri	32	33	35	38	37	37	38	38	37	40	42	43	42	38	37	35	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	36	35	35	34	33
Sun	33	32	33	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Pico Rivera (via I-605 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (19 to 28 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 Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Pico Rivera?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 32 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Pico Rivera?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (3 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	32	33	37	39	38	38	40	39	38	41	43	47	45	40	36	35	33
Tue	32	33	42	44	39	39	39	39	38	40	43	47	49	43	37	35	33
Wed	32	34	38	43	41	41	40	39	40	43	45	48	48	43	41	40	35
Thu	32	33	37	40	39	38	39	39	38	40	42	45	46	40	38	36	33
Fri	32	33	35	38	37	37	38	38	37	40	42	43	42	38	37	35	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	36	35	35	34	33
Sun	33	32	33	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	37	39	38	38	40	39	38	41	43	47	45	40	36	35	33
Tue	32	33	42	44	39	39	39	39	38	40	43	47	49	43	37	35	33
Wed	32	34	38	43	41	41	40	39	40	43	45	48	48	43	41	40	35
Thu	32	33	37	40	39	38	39	39	38	40	42	45	46	40	38	36	33
Fri	32	33	35	38	37	37	38	38	37	40	42	43	42	38	37	35	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	36	35	35	34	33
Sun	33	32	33	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	37	39	38	38	40	39	38	41	43	47	45	40	36	35	33
Tue	32	33	42	44	39	39	39	39	38	40	43	47	49	43	37	35	33
Wed	32	34	38	43	41	41	40	39	40	43	45	48	48	43	41	40	35
Thu	32	33	37	40	39	38	39	39	38	40	42	45	46	40	38	36	33
Fri	32	33	35	38	37	37	38	38	37	40	42	43	42	38	37	35	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	36	35	35	34	33
Sun	33	32	33	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	32