Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Huntington Beach

Right now (11:31 am PDT): about 20 minutes via SR-55 South and I-405 North, usually 20 at this time.

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 25 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 4:30 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 20 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (21 minutes).

Freeway, about 5 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 15 to 19 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 Irvine (Harvard Avenue) to central Huntington Beach (Orange 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 Irvine to Huntington Beach by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
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Tue1919202120212020202020212323202019
Wed1919202120202020202020212424202019
Thu1919202121212121212020212222201919
Fri1919202120202121202121212222202019
Sat1919191920202121212020202120202019
Sun1919191919202021202020202020202019

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 4:30 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 25 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 25 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 20 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 25 minutes.

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