Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Wilmington

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-405 North, usually 39 at this time.

None 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 Wilmington 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	34	35	40	41	38	36	36	36	37	38	40	42	43	40	35	34	34
Tue	34	36	45	47	43	39	39	37	37	39	44	50	49	44	38	35	34
Wed	33	35	43	45	43	39	38	37	38	40	44	49	49	45	39	36	34
Thu	34	35	42	44	41	38	38	38	38	40	43	48	50	45	39	35	34
Fri	33	34	37	41	39	38	39	40	40	44	46	48	50	46	40	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	38	36	38	39	44	42	43	43	46	47	42	38	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	39	38	40	40	39	40	38	39	36	35	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Wilmington (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (25 to 39 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 Wilmington 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 Wilmington?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 33 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Wilmington?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	40	41	38	36	36	36	37	38	40	42	43	40	35	34	34
Tue	34	36	45	47	43	39	39	37	37	39	44	50	49	44	38	35	34
Wed	33	35	43	45	43	39	38	37	38	40	44	49	49	45	39	36	34
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Fri	33	34	37	41	39	38	39	40	40	44	46	48	50	46	40	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	38	36	38	39	44	42	43	43	46	47	42	38	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	39	38	40	40	39	40	38	39	36	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	34	36	45	47	43	39	39	37	37	39	44	50	49	44	38	35	34
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Sat	34	34	34	38	36	38	39	44	42	43	43	46	47	42	38	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	39	38	40	40	39	40	38	39	36	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	40	41	38	36	36	36	37	38	40	42	43	40	35	34	34
Tue	34	36	45	47	43	39	39	37	37	39	44	50	49	44	38	35	34
Wed	33	35	43	45	43	39	38	37	38	40	44	49	49	45	39	36	34
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Fri	33	34	37	41	39	38	39	40	40	44	46	48	50	46	40	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	38	36	38	39	44	42	43	43	46	47	42	38	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	39	38	40	40	39	40	38	39	36	35	34