Best Time to Drive from La Mirada to Huntington Beach

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-605 South, usually 38 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Mirada 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	37	39	45	50	49	44	45	44	44	46	51	53	54	50	43	39	37
Tue	37	39	48	66	54	48	45	43	44	51	51	55	59	55	46	40	37
Wed	37	39	48	58	54	49	47	45	45	48	53	57	63	56	50	46	38
Thu	37	40	50	57	51	49	44	45	46	49	56	61	62	55	47	41	38
Fri	37	38	44	46	44	44	45	46	48	51	55	57	57	54	47	40	38
Sat	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	42	44	45	46	47	44	41	39	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from La Mirada to Huntington Beach (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (24 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Mirada 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 Mirada to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 37 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Mirada to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Orange County (13 miles)

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More drives

Huntington Beach to La Mirada (return trip) · La Mirada to Los Angeles · La Mirada to Long Beach · La Mirada to Anaheim · La Mirada to Riverside · La Mirada to Santa Ana · La Mirada to Highland · La Mirada to Irvine · La Mirada to San Bernardino · La Mirada to Fontana · La Mirada to Oxnard · La Mirada 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	37	39	45	50	49	44	45	44	44	46	51	53	54	50	43	39	37
Tue	37	39	48	66	54	48	45	43	44	51	51	55	59	55	46	40	37
Wed	37	39	48	58	54	49	47	45	45	48	53	57	63	56	50	46	38
Thu	37	40	50	57	51	49	44	45	46	49	56	61	62	55	47	41	38
Fri	37	38	44	46	44	44	45	46	48	51	55	57	57	54	47	40	38
Sat	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	42	44	45	46	47	44	41	39	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	45	50	49	44	45	44	44	46	51	53	54	50	43	39	37
Tue	37	39	48	66	54	48	45	43	44	51	51	55	59	55	46	40	37
Wed	37	39	48	58	54	49	47	45	45	48	53	57	63	56	50	46	38
Thu	37	40	50	57	51	49	44	45	46	49	56	61	62	55	47	41	38
Fri	37	38	44	46	44	44	45	46	48	51	55	57	57	54	47	40	38
Sat	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	42	44	45	46	47	44	41	39	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	45	50	49	44	45	44	44	46	51	53	54	50	43	39	37
Tue	37	39	48	66	54	48	45	43	44	51	51	55	59	55	46	40	37
Wed	37	39	48	58	54	49	47	45	45	48	53	57	63	56	50	46	38
Thu	37	40	50	57	51	49	44	45	46	49	56	61	62	55	47	41	38
Fri	37	38	44	46	44	44	45	46	48	51	55	57	57	54	47	40	38
Sat	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	42	44	45	46	47	44	41	39	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	39	37