Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Porter Ranch

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 68 at this time.

Only 11% 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.

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 114 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (97 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 32 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 114 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 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 114 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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