Best Time to Drive from Moorpark to Huntington Beach

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 110 minutes via I-405 South and US-101 South, usually 127 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Moorpark 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	79	81	82	89	87	88	91	102	123	141	151	155	141	108	87	82	79
Tue	79	80	83	108	99	90	94	167	222	250	258	220	176	134	101	86	79
Wed	79	79	86	98	96	91	99	158	246	268	260	232	192	149	115	89	78
Thu	80	81	87	99	96	92	104	137	223	220	202	192	181	160	127	94	80
Fri	79	80	85	91	87	93	131	189	198	170	149	165	156	134	116	93	80
Sat	81	79	80	82	85	91	106	111	116	126	119	112	98	91	88	85	80
Sun	80	80	80	81	82	85	87	90	95	96	91	90	88	89	90	87	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 86-mile drive from Moorpark to Huntington Beach (via I-405 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 273 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 169 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (134 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (16 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Moorpark 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 Moorpark to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 273 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 86-mile drive usually takes 78 to 273 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 169 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moorpark to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 273 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (24 miles) · SR-23 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (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 Moorpark (return trip) · Moorpark to Los Angeles · Moorpark to Temecula · Moorpark to Long Beach · Moorpark to Anaheim · Moorpark to Santa Ana · Moorpark 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	79	81	82	89	87	88	91	102	123	141	151	155	141	108	87	82	79
Tue	79	80	83	108	99	90	94	167	222	250	258	220	176	134	101	86	79
Wed	79	79	86	98	96	91	99	158	246	268	260	232	192	149	115	89	78
Thu	80	81	87	99	96	92	104	137	223	220	202	192	181	160	127	94	80
Fri	79	80	85	91	87	93	131	189	198	170	149	165	156	134	116	93	80
Sat	81	79	80	82	85	91	106	111	116	126	119	112	98	91	88	85	80
Sun	80	80	80	81	82	85	87	90	95	96	91	90	88	89	90	87	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	81	82	89	87	88	91	102	123	141	151	155	141	108	87	82	79
Tue	79	80	83	108	99	90	94	167	222	250	258	220	176	134	101	86	79
Wed	79	79	86	98	96	91	99	158	246	268	260	232	192	149	115	89	78
Thu	80	81	87	99	96	92	104	137	223	220	202	192	181	160	127	94	80
Fri	79	80	85	91	87	93	131	189	198	170	149	165	156	134	116	93	80
Sat	81	79	80	82	85	91	106	111	116	126	119	112	98	91	88	85	80
Sun	80	80	80	81	82	85	87	90	95	96	91	90	88	89	90	87	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	81	82	89	87	88	91	102	123	141	151	155	141	108	87	82	79
Tue	79	80	83	108	99	90	94	167	222	250	258	220	176	134	101	86	79
Wed	79	79	86	98	96	91	99	158	246	268	260	232	192	149	115	89	78
Thu	80	81	87	99	96	92	104	137	223	220	202	192	181	160	127	94	80
Fri	79	80	85	91	87	93	131	189	198	170	149	165	156	134	116	93	80
Sat	81	79	80	82	85	91	106	111	116	126	119	112	98	91	88	85	80
Sun	80	80	80	81	82	85	87	90	95	96	91	90	88	89	90	87	79