Best Time to Drive from Monrovia to Huntington Beach

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-605 South, usually 54 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 Monrovia 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	45	48	55	56	53	51	51	51	51	52	67	75	87	73	50	47	45
Tue	45	47	56	63	53	53	50	50	49	54	62	75	91	77	58	49	46
Wed	45	47	57	59	56	55	54	52	53	54	65	77	92	82	63	54	45
Thu	45	48	60	61	56	53	52	51	52	54	76	91	102	85	61	50	45
Fri	45	47	53	53	52	52	50	53	57	70	93	105	100	76	55	50	46
Sat	45	46	47	47	47	47	48	49	50	54	57	58	53	50	49	46	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	48	48	49	50	48	48	47	48	48	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Monrovia to Huntington Beach (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (17 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Monrovia 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 Monrovia to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 45 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Monrovia to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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

More drives

Huntington Beach to Monrovia (return trip) · Monrovia to Los Angeles · Monrovia to Long Beach · Monrovia to Anaheim · Monrovia to Riverside · Monrovia to Santa Ana · Monrovia to Irvine · Monrovia to San Bernardino · Monrovia to Fontana · Monrovia to Oxnard · Monrovia to Moreno Valley · Monrovia to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	55	56	53	51	51	51	51	52	67	75	87	73	50	47	45
Tue	45	47	56	63	53	53	50	50	49	54	62	75	91	77	58	49	46
Wed	45	47	57	59	56	55	54	52	53	54	65	77	92	82	63	54	45
Thu	45	48	60	61	56	53	52	51	52	54	76	91	102	85	61	50	45
Fri	45	47	53	53	52	52	50	53	57	70	93	105	100	76	55	50	46
Sat	45	46	47	47	47	47	48	49	50	54	57	58	53	50	49	46	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	48	48	49	50	48	48	47	48	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	55	56	53	51	51	51	51	52	67	75	87	73	50	47	45
Tue	45	47	56	63	53	53	50	50	49	54	62	75	91	77	58	49	46
Wed	45	47	57	59	56	55	54	52	53	54	65	77	92	82	63	54	45
Thu	45	48	60	61	56	53	52	51	52	54	76	91	102	85	61	50	45
Fri	45	47	53	53	52	52	50	53	57	70	93	105	100	76	55	50	46
Sat	45	46	47	47	47	47	48	49	50	54	57	58	53	50	49	46	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	48	48	49	50	48	48	47	48	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	55	56	53	51	51	51	51	52	67	75	87	73	50	47	45
Tue	45	47	56	63	53	53	50	50	49	54	62	75	91	77	58	49	46
Wed	45	47	57	59	56	55	54	52	53	54	65	77	92	82	63	54	45
Thu	45	48	60	61	56	53	52	51	52	54	76	91	102	85	61	50	45
Fri	45	47	53	53	52	52	50	53	57	70	93	105	100	76	55	50	46
Sat	45	46	47	47	47	47	48	49	50	54	57	58	53	50	49	46	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	48	48	49	50	48	48	47	48	48	45