Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Woodland Hills

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 65 minutes via I-405 North, usually 69 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Woodland Hills 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	57	81	104	94	91	85	76	77	80	84	93	95	91	74	64	62	58
Tue	57	123	170	146	121	108	92	80	79	85	97	102	98	82	66	62	59
Wed	57	118	180	154	123	106	91	83	84	92	103	108	105	87	69	67	60
Thu	57	115	161	137	111	108	89	86	78	87	96	107	98	80	67	62	58
Fri	56	111	142	110	97	86	99	92	90	96	95	91	81	73	64	62	58
Sat	59	61	61	65	69	76	88	84	93	92	84	83	76	72	72	66	58
Sun	59	59	61	60	62	66	76	80	104	95	91	73	75	71	68	66	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Woodland Hills (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 180 minutes, when leaving around 7 am 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 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (104 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (15 to 21 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 Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 180 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Woodland Hills?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 56 to 180 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 180 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (37 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (4 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	57	81	104	94	91	85	76	77	80	84	93	95	91	74	64	62	58
Tue	57	123	170	146	121	108	92	80	79	85	97	102	98	82	66	62	59
Wed	57	118	180	154	123	106	91	83	84	92	103	108	105	87	69	67	60
Thu	57	115	161	137	111	108	89	86	78	87	96	107	98	80	67	62	58
Fri	56	111	142	110	97	86	99	92	90	96	95	91	81	73	64	62	58
Sat	59	61	61	65	69	76	88	84	93	92	84	83	76	72	72	66	58
Sun	59	59	61	60	62	66	76	80	104	95	91	73	75	71	68	66	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	81	104	94	91	85	76	77	80	84	93	95	91	74	64	62	58
Tue	57	123	170	146	121	108	92	80	79	85	97	102	98	82	66	62	59
Wed	57	118	180	154	123	106	91	83	84	92	103	108	105	87	69	67	60
Thu	57	115	161	137	111	108	89	86	78	87	96	107	98	80	67	62	58
Fri	56	111	142	110	97	86	99	92	90	96	95	91	81	73	64	62	58
Sat	59	61	61	65	69	76	88	84	93	92	84	83	76	72	72	66	58
Sun	59	59	61	60	62	66	76	80	104	95	91	73	75	71	68	66	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	81	104	94	91	85	76	77	80	84	93	95	91	74	64	62	58
Tue	57	123	170	146	121	108	92	80	79	85	97	102	98	82	66	62	59
Wed	57	118	180	154	123	106	91	83	84	92	103	108	105	87	69	67	60
Thu	57	115	161	137	111	108	89	86	78	87	96	107	98	80	67	62	58
Fri	56	111	142	110	97	86	99	92	90	96	95	91	81	73	64	62	58
Sat	59	61	61	65	69	76	88	84	93	92	84	83	76	72	72	66	58
Sun	59	59	61	60	62	66	76	80	104	95	91	73	75	71	68	66	58