Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Whittier

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Whittier (via I-605 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Whittier to Huntington Beach

Freeway, about 16 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 14 miles: 25 to 41 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) to central Whittier (Painter Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Huntington Beach to Whittier 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	39	41	48	49	46	44	44	44	45	48	52	56	55	48	41	40	39
Tue	39	42	51	53	50	46	44	44	45	49	59	59	60	52	41	40	39
Wed	39	42	51	52	51	47	47	45	46	50	59	62	62	54	42	41	39
Thu	39	42	49	54	50	47	45	46	48	51	59	64	65	57	44	40	39
Fri	39	41	45	47	46	46	47	49	50	55	63	67	62	55	43	40	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	41	43	44	47	49	50	52	54	51	46	40	41	40
Sun	40	40	39	39	40	40	41	42	44	44	43	42	41	40	40	41	39

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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Whittier?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 39 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Whittier?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	48	49	46	44	44	44	45	48	52	56	55	48	41	40	39
Tue	39	42	51	53	50	46	44	44	45	49	59	59	60	52	41	40	39
Wed	39	42	51	52	51	47	47	45	46	50	59	62	62	54	42	41	39
Thu	39	42	49	54	50	47	45	46	48	51	59	64	65	57	44	40	39
Fri	39	41	45	47	46	46	47	49	50	55	63	67	62	55	43	40	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	41	43	44	47	49	50	52	54	51	46	40	41	40
Sun	40	40	39	39	40	40	41	42	44	44	43	42	41	40	40	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	48	49	46	44	44	44	45	48	52	56	55	48	41	40	39
Tue	39	42	51	53	50	46	44	44	45	49	59	59	60	52	41	40	39
Wed	39	42	51	52	51	47	47	45	46	50	59	62	62	54	42	41	39
Thu	39	42	49	54	50	47	45	46	48	51	59	64	65	57	44	40	39
Fri	39	41	45	47	46	46	47	49	50	55	63	67	62	55	43	40	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	41	43	44	47	49	50	52	54	51	46	40	41	40
Sun	40	40	39	39	40	40	41	42	44	44	43	42	41	40	40	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	48	49	46	44	44	44	45	48	52	56	55	48	41	40	39
Tue	39	42	51	53	50	46	44	44	45	49	59	59	60	52	41	40	39
Wed	39	42	51	52	51	47	47	45	46	50	59	62	62	54	42	41	39
Thu	39	42	49	54	50	47	45	46	48	51	59	64	65	57	44	40	39
Fri	39	41	45	47	46	46	47	49	50	55	63	67	62	55	43	40	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	41	43	44	47	49	50	52	54	51	46	40	41	40
Sun	40	40	39	39	40	40	41	42	44	44	43	42	41	40	40	41	39