Best Time to Drive from LAX to Huntington Beach

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-405 South, usually 86 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 LAX 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	43	44	46	47	47	46	47	47	49	58	66	72	70	61	50	45	44
Tue	43	45	50	52	50	47	48	48	54	64	82	90	87	75	56	47	44
Wed	43	44	49	50	51	48	48	49	54	67	84	92	88	77	58	49	44
Thu	43	45	48	50	49	48	48	49	55	68	87	96	87	71	56	49	44
Fri	43	44	46	47	47	48	50	54	65	76	86	84	77	65	54	48	44
Sat	43	43	45	45	46	52	53	58	57	59	61	63	57	56	48	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	45	47	51	53	52	53	48	51	53	46	46	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from LAX to Huntington Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (23 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 43 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (1.1 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Huntington Beach to LAX (return trip) · LAX to Los Angeles · LAX to Pasadena · LAX to Long Beach · LAX to West Covina · LAX to Burbank · LAX to Glendale · LAX to Santa Clarita · LAX to Van Nuys · LAX to El Monte · LAX to Downey · LAX to Whittier

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	46	47	47	46	47	47	49	58	66	72	70	61	50	45	44
Tue	43	45	50	52	50	47	48	48	54	64	82	90	87	75	56	47	44
Wed	43	44	49	50	51	48	48	49	54	67	84	92	88	77	58	49	44
Thu	43	45	48	50	49	48	48	49	55	68	87	96	87	71	56	49	44
Fri	43	44	46	47	47	48	50	54	65	76	86	84	77	65	54	48	44
Sat	43	43	45	45	46	52	53	58	57	59	61	63	57	56	48	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	45	47	51	53	52	53	48	51	53	46	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	46	47	47	46	47	47	49	58	66	72	70	61	50	45	44
Tue	43	45	50	52	50	47	48	48	54	64	82	90	87	75	56	47	44
Wed	43	44	49	50	51	48	48	49	54	67	84	92	88	77	58	49	44
Thu	43	45	48	50	49	48	48	49	55	68	87	96	87	71	56	49	44
Fri	43	44	46	47	47	48	50	54	65	76	86	84	77	65	54	48	44
Sat	43	43	45	45	46	52	53	58	57	59	61	63	57	56	48	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	45	47	51	53	52	53	48	51	53	46	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	46	47	47	46	47	47	49	58	66	72	70	61	50	45	44
Tue	43	45	50	52	50	47	48	48	54	64	82	90	87	75	56	47	44
Wed	43	44	49	50	51	48	48	49	54	67	84	92	88	77	58	49	44
Thu	43	45	48	50	49	48	48	49	55	68	87	96	87	71	56	49	44
Fri	43	44	46	47	47	48	50	54	65	76	86	84	77	65	54	48	44
Sat	43	43	45	45	46	52	53	58	57	59	61	63	57	56	48	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	45	47	51	53	52	53	48	51	53	46	46	44