Best Time to Drive from La Habra to Huntington Beach

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via SR-57 South and SR-55 South, usually 40 at this time.

Only 48% 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 La Habra 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	35	39	49	52	49	42	40	40	41	41	41	43	44	40	37	36	36
Tue	35	41	56	58	50	44	44	43	42	42	43	45	48	42	37	37	36
Wed	35	42	53	58	52	49	45	45	42	42	43	43	48	45	38	36	36
Thu	35	40	53	57	50	45	44	43	44	41	43	43	46	41	37	36	36
Fri	36	40	49	53	48	47	45	42	41	43	44	43	47	46	38	36	37
Sat	36	36	37	37	39	41	43	46	42	42	42	44	43	40	37	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	41	40	40	41	39	38	37	37	37	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from La Habra to Huntington Beach (via SR-57 South and SR-55 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (17 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Habra 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 La Habra to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Habra to Huntington Beach?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 35 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (8 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Huntington Beach to La Habra (return trip) · La Habra to Los Angeles · La Habra to Long Beach · La Habra to Riverside · La Habra to Santa Ana · La Habra to Irvine · La Habra to San Bernardino · La Habra to Fontana · La Habra to Moreno Valley · La Habra to Glendale · La Habra to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	39	49	52	49	42	40	40	41	41	41	43	44	40	37	36	36
Tue	35	41	56	58	50	44	44	43	42	42	43	45	48	42	37	37	36
Wed	35	42	53	58	52	49	45	45	42	42	43	43	48	45	38	36	36
Thu	35	40	53	57	50	45	44	43	44	41	43	43	46	41	37	36	36
Fri	36	40	49	53	48	47	45	42	41	43	44	43	47	46	38	36	37
Sat	36	36	37	37	39	41	43	46	42	42	42	44	43	40	37	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	41	40	40	41	39	38	37	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	39	49	52	49	42	40	40	41	41	41	43	44	40	37	36	36
Tue	35	41	56	58	50	44	44	43	42	42	43	45	48	42	37	37	36
Wed	35	42	53	58	52	49	45	45	42	42	43	43	48	45	38	36	36
Thu	35	40	53	57	50	45	44	43	44	41	43	43	46	41	37	36	36
Fri	36	40	49	53	48	47	45	42	41	43	44	43	47	46	38	36	37
Sat	36	36	37	37	39	41	43	46	42	42	42	44	43	40	37	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	41	40	40	41	39	38	37	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	39	49	52	49	42	40	40	41	41	41	43	44	40	37	36	36
Tue	35	41	56	58	50	44	44	43	42	42	43	45	48	42	37	37	36
Wed	35	42	53	58	52	49	45	45	42	42	43	43	48	45	38	36	36
Thu	35	40	53	57	50	45	44	43	44	41	43	43	46	41	37	36	36
Fri	36	40	49	53	48	47	45	42	41	43	44	43	47	46	38	36	37
Sat	36	36	37	37	39	41	43	46	42	42	42	44	43	40	37	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	41	40	40	41	39	38	37	37	37	36