Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Huntington Beach
Right now (2:19 pm PDT): about 20 minutes via SR-55 South and I-405 North, usually 20 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
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| Mon | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Tue | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Wed | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Thu | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Fri | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Sat | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Sun | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 12-mile drive from Irvine to Huntington Beach (via SR-55 South and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 26 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 21 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (23 minutes).
About 5 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (15 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine (Harvard Avenue) to central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) 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 Irvine to Huntington Beach?
On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 26 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Irvine to Huntington Beach?
The 12-mile drive usually takes 19 to 26 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 21 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Irvine to Huntington Beach?
Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 26 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-55 South in Orange County (3 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (2 miles)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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