Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Porter Ranch

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 96 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 90 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Porter Ranch 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	67	86	95	99	97	92	91	91	91	93	97	104	93	85	77	71	68
Tue	67	86	97	103	100	95	89	86	87	92	98	106	96	89	80	72	68
Wed	67	82	90	98	99	96	92	87	90	95	101	109	99	90	85	78	71
Thu	68	83	91	96	97	90	91	89	89	92	99	106	98	89	87	77	68
Fri	67	82	87	92	92	88	88	89	90	93	94	95	90	87	86	77	68
Sat	67	68	70	72	79	84	86	86	90	89	89	90	88	91	91	79	69
Sun	67	67	67	67	70	76	82	86	88	90	93	88	90	92	88	79	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Porter Ranch (via I-5 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (93 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (22 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) to central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) 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 Porter Ranch?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Porter Ranch?

The 64-mile drive usually takes 67 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	86	95	99	97	92	91	91	91	93	97	104	93	85	77	71	68
Tue	67	86	97	103	100	95	89	86	87	92	98	106	96	89	80	72	68
Wed	67	82	90	98	99	96	92	87	90	95	101	109	99	90	85	78	71
Thu	68	83	91	96	97	90	91	89	89	92	99	106	98	89	87	77	68
Fri	67	82	87	92	92	88	88	89	90	93	94	95	90	87	86	77	68
Sat	67	68	70	72	79	84	86	86	90	89	89	90	88	91	91	79	69
Sun	67	67	67	67	70	76	82	86	88	90	93	88	90	92	88	79	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	86	95	99	97	92	91	91	91	93	97	104	93	85	77	71	68
Tue	67	86	97	103	100	95	89	86	87	92	98	106	96	89	80	72	68
Wed	67	82	90	98	99	96	92	87	90	95	101	109	99	90	85	78	71
Thu	68	83	91	96	97	90	91	89	89	92	99	106	98	89	87	77	68
Fri	67	82	87	92	92	88	88	89	90	93	94	95	90	87	86	77	68
Sat	67	68	70	72	79	84	86	86	90	89	89	90	88	91	91	79	69
Sun	67	67	67	67	70	76	82	86	88	90	93	88	90	92	88	79	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	86	95	99	97	92	91	91	91	93	97	104	93	85	77	71	68
Tue	67	86	97	103	100	95	89	86	87	92	98	106	96	89	80	72	68
Wed	67	82	90	98	99	96	92	87	90	95	101	109	99	90	85	78	71
Thu	68	83	91	96	97	90	91	89	89	92	99	106	98	89	87	77	68
Fri	67	82	87	92	92	88	88	89	90	93	94	95	90	87	86	77	68
Sat	67	68	70	72	79	84	86	86	90	89	89	90	88	91	91	79	69
Sun	67	67	67	67	70	76	82	86	88	90	93	88	90	92	88	79	70