Best Time to Drive from LAX to Huntington Beach

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 73 minutes via I-405 South, usually 148 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	43	44	44	46	46	48	48	55	73	90	91	89	80	55	45	43
Tue	43	43	44	53	57	51	51	51	116	161	198	194	157	112	72	48	43
Wed	43	44	45	55	51	50	51	54	113	189	200	190	156	121	84	59	44
Thu	43	44	45	52	47	48	49	57	90	174	162	133	105	80	62	56	44
Fri	43	43	44	54	49	47	48	76	138	138	112	77	51	57	49	48	44
Sat	44	44	43	44	44	45	48	56	60	64	69	57	56	46	47	46	44
Sun	44	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	48	50	50	46	49	46	46	46	43

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 206 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (72 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 40 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 8 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 206 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 206 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 206 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	44	44	46	46	48	48	55	73	90	91	89	80	55	45	43
Tue	43	43	44	53	57	51	51	51	116	161	198	194	157	112	72	48	43
Wed	43	44	45	55	51	50	51	54	113	189	200	190	156	121	84	59	44
Thu	43	44	45	52	47	48	49	57	90	174	162	133	105	80	62	56	44
Fri	43	43	44	54	49	47	48	76	138	138	112	77	51	57	49	48	44
Sat	44	44	43	44	44	45	48	56	60	64	69	57	56	46	47	46	44
Sun	44	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	48	50	50	46	49	46	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	44	44	46	46	48	48	55	73	90	91	89	80	55	45	43
Tue	43	43	44	53	57	51	51	51	116	161	198	194	157	112	72	48	43
Wed	43	44	45	55	51	50	51	54	113	189	200	190	156	121	84	59	44
Thu	43	44	45	52	47	48	49	57	90	174	162	133	105	80	62	56	44
Fri	43	43	44	54	49	47	48	76	138	138	112	77	51	57	49	48	44
Sat	44	44	43	44	44	45	48	56	60	64	69	57	56	46	47	46	44
Sun	44	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	48	50	50	46	49	46	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	44	44	46	46	48	48	55	73	90	91	89	80	55	45	43
Tue	43	43	44	53	57	51	51	51	116	161	198	194	157	112	72	48	43
Wed	43	44	45	55	51	50	51	54	113	189	200	190	156	121	84	59	44
Thu	43	44	45	52	47	48	49	57	90	174	162	133	105	80	62	56	44
Fri	43	43	44	54	49	47	48	76	138	138	112	77	51	57	49	48	44
Sat	44	44	43	44	44	45	48	56	60	64	69	57	56	46	47	46	44
Sun	44	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	48	50	50	46	49	46	46	46	43