Best Time to Drive from Montebello to Huntington Beach

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 58 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 Montebello 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	37	42	43	40	39	40	39	39	39	39	41	41	40	37	37	35
Tue	35	36	39	50	42	39	38	38	38	43	39	38	41	40	37	36	35
Wed	35	37	42	49	43	42	42	41	41	41	40	42	45	44	42	43	36
Thu	35	38	45	50	43	40	40	39	39	39	39	41	41	41	39	37	35
Fri	35	36	39	43	40	38	38	38	37	38	38	39	39	38	38	36	35
Sat	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	37	37	36	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Montebello to Huntington Beach (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (38 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (21 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Montebello 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 Montebello to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 35 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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

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Huntington Beach to Montebello (return trip) · Montebello to Los Angeles · Montebello to Long Beach · Montebello to Anaheim · Montebello to Riverside · Montebello to Santa Ana · Montebello to Irvine · Montebello to San Bernardino · Montebello to Fontana · Montebello to Oxnard · Montebello to Moreno Valley · Montebello 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	35	37	42	43	40	39	40	39	39	39	39	41	41	40	37	37	35
Tue	35	36	39	50	42	39	38	38	38	43	39	38	41	40	37	36	35
Wed	35	37	42	49	43	42	42	41	41	41	40	42	45	44	42	43	36
Thu	35	38	45	50	43	40	40	39	39	39	39	41	41	41	39	37	35
Fri	35	36	39	43	40	38	38	38	37	38	38	39	39	38	38	36	35
Sat	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	37	37	36	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	35

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

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