Best Time to Drive from Inglewood to Huntington Beach

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-405 South, usually 45 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 Inglewood to Huntington Beach 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	45	46	44	43	43	44	45	50	57	60	59	52	44	41	40
Tue	39	41	49	50	48	45	44	44	46	53	64	72	71	62	48	42	40
Wed	39	41	48	49	48	46	45	45	47	54	65	73	72	62	49	44	40
Thu	39	41	47	48	47	45	45	45	48	55	68	76	73	63	50	44	40
Fri	39	40	44	45	45	45	47	49	55	63	71	72	69	59	49	44	40
Sat	40	39	41	41	42	47	49	52	52	54	54	57	52	50	44	42	40
Sun	40	39	39	40	41	41	43	46	48	47	48	44	46	48	42	42	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Inglewood to Huntington Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (18 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Inglewood to central Huntington Beach 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 Inglewood to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 39 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Inglewood to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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Huntington Beach to Inglewood (return trip) · Inglewood to Los Angeles · Inglewood to Whittier · Inglewood to Long Beach · Inglewood to Anaheim · Inglewood to Riverside · Inglewood to Santa Ana · Inglewood to Irvine · Inglewood to San Bernardino · Inglewood to Fontana · Inglewood to Oxnard · Inglewood to Moreno Valley

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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	45	46	44	43	43	44	45	50	57	60	59	52	44	41	40
Tue	39	41	49	50	48	45	44	44	46	53	64	72	71	62	48	42	40
Wed	39	41	48	49	48	46	45	45	47	54	65	73	72	62	49	44	40
Thu	39	41	47	48	47	45	45	45	48	55	68	76	73	63	50	44	40
Fri	39	40	44	45	45	45	47	49	55	63	71	72	69	59	49	44	40
Sat	40	39	41	41	42	47	49	52	52	54	54	57	52	50	44	42	40
Sun	40	39	39	40	41	41	43	46	48	47	48	44	46	48	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	45	46	44	43	43	44	45	50	57	60	59	52	44	41	40
Tue	39	41	49	50	48	45	44	44	46	53	64	72	71	62	48	42	40
Wed	39	41	48	49	48	46	45	45	47	54	65	73	72	62	49	44	40
Thu	39	41	47	48	47	45	45	45	48	55	68	76	73	63	50	44	40
Fri	39	40	44	45	45	45	47	49	55	63	71	72	69	59	49	44	40
Sat	40	39	41	41	42	47	49	52	52	54	54	57	52	50	44	42	40
Sun	40	39	39	40	41	41	43	46	48	47	48	44	46	48	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	45	46	44	43	43	44	45	50	57	60	59	52	44	41	40
Tue	39	41	49	50	48	45	44	44	46	53	64	72	71	62	48	42	40
Wed	39	41	48	49	48	46	45	45	47	54	65	73	72	62	49	44	40
Thu	39	41	47	48	47	45	45	45	48	55	68	76	73	63	50	44	40
Fri	39	40	44	45	45	45	47	49	55	63	71	72	69	59	49	44	40
Sat	40	39	41	41	42	47	49	52	52	54	54	57	52	50	44	42	40
Sun	40	39	39	40	41	41	43	46	48	47	48	44	46	48	42	42	40