Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to San Dimas

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 52 minutes via SR-57 North and SR-55 North, usually 50 at this time.

Only 5% 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 San Dimas 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	42	44	45	48	48	48	47	48	49	53	58	63	62	57	47	45	43
Tue	43	44	45	50	49	49	49	49	51	54	60	67	69	62	52	46	43
Wed	43	44	46	50	49	50	49	50	52	57	59	63	69	64	51	46	43
Thu	42	44	45	49	50	51	49	50	51	54	58	67	65	60	51	46	43
Fri	43	44	46	48	48	49	50	52	53	57	62	64	65	55	49	45	43
Sat	43	43	44	44	45	46	48	49	48	48	51	49	50	47	47	45	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Huntington Beach to San Dimas (via SR-57 North and SR-55 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 14 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 San Dimas 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 San Dimas?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to San Dimas?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 42 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to San Dimas?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (8 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 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	42	44	45	48	48	48	47	48	49	53	58	63	62	57	47	45	43
Tue	43	44	45	50	49	49	49	49	51	54	60	67	69	62	52	46	43
Wed	43	44	46	50	49	50	49	50	52	57	59	63	69	64	51	46	43
Thu	42	44	45	49	50	51	49	50	51	54	58	67	65	60	51	46	43
Fri	43	44	46	48	48	49	50	52	53	57	62	64	65	55	49	45	43
Sat	43	43	44	44	45	46	48	49	48	48	51	49	50	47	47	45	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	45	48	48	48	47	48	49	53	58	63	62	57	47	45	43
Tue	43	44	45	50	49	49	49	49	51	54	60	67	69	62	52	46	43
Wed	43	44	46	50	49	50	49	50	52	57	59	63	69	64	51	46	43
Thu	42	44	45	49	50	51	49	50	51	54	58	67	65	60	51	46	43
Fri	43	44	46	48	48	49	50	52	53	57	62	64	65	55	49	45	43
Sat	43	43	44	44	45	46	48	49	48	48	51	49	50	47	47	45	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	45	48	48	48	47	48	49	53	58	63	62	57	47	45	43
Tue	43	44	45	50	49	49	49	49	51	54	60	67	69	62	52	46	43
Wed	43	44	46	50	49	50	49	50	52	57	59	63	69	64	51	46	43
Thu	42	44	45	49	50	51	49	50	51	54	58	67	65	60	51	46	43
Fri	43	44	46	48	48	49	50	52	53	57	62	64	65	55	49	45	43
Sat	43	43	44	44	45	46	48	49	48	48	51	49	50	47	47	45	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	42