Best Time to Drive from Moorpark to Huntington Beach

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 109 minutes via I-405 South and US-101 South, usually 114 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 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	80	82	88	87	88	90	97	118	135	140	140	132	105	87	82	78
Tue	79	80	83	109	104	93	94	153	211	245	259	222	178	137	103	86	78
Wed	79	80	86	99	97	91	98	149	240	266	260	233	193	150	117	89	78
Thu	80	81	86	98	95	92	103	135	222	223	205	193	177	157	126	94	79
Fri	79	80	84	90	87	91	115	181	195	170	149	164	156	136	119	94	79
Sat	80	79	80	82	84	88	98	106	115	123	116	111	100	94	91	87	79
Sun	79	79	79	81	82	84	88	91	95	96	92	94	91	89	90	86	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 271 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 164 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (123 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 25 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 271 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 271 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 164 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moorpark to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 271 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 · Moorpark to Santa Clarita · Moorpark to Garden Grove · Moorpark to Hollywood · Moorpark to Lancaster · Moorpark to Palmdale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	80	82	88	87	88	90	97	118	135	140	140	132	105	87	82	78
Tue	79	80	83	109	104	93	94	153	211	245	259	222	178	137	103	86	78
Wed	79	80	86	99	97	91	98	149	240	266	260	233	193	150	117	89	78
Thu	80	81	86	98	95	92	103	135	222	223	205	193	177	157	126	94	79
Fri	79	80	84	90	87	91	115	181	195	170	149	164	156	136	119	94	79
Sat	80	79	80	82	84	88	98	106	115	123	116	111	100	94	91	87	79
Sun	79	79	79	81	82	84	88	91	95	96	92	94	91	89	90	86	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	80	82	88	87	88	90	97	118	135	140	140	132	105	87	82	78
Tue	79	80	83	109	104	93	94	153	211	245	259	222	178	137	103	86	78
Wed	79	80	86	99	97	91	98	149	240	266	260	233	193	150	117	89	78
Thu	80	81	86	98	95	92	103	135	222	223	205	193	177	157	126	94	79
Fri	79	80	84	90	87	91	115	181	195	170	149	164	156	136	119	94	79
Sat	80	79	80	82	84	88	98	106	115	123	116	111	100	94	91	87	79
Sun	79	79	79	81	82	84	88	91	95	96	92	94	91	89	90	86	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	80	82	88	87	88	90	97	118	135	140	140	132	105	87	82	78
Tue	79	80	83	109	104	93	94	153	211	245	259	222	178	137	103	86	78
Wed	79	80	86	99	97	91	98	149	240	266	260	233	193	150	117	89	78
Thu	80	81	86	98	95	92	103	135	222	223	205	193	177	157	126	94	79
Fri	79	80	84	90	87	91	115	181	195	170	149	164	156	136	119	94	79
Sat	80	79	80	82	84	88	98	106	115	123	116	111	100	94	91	87	79
Sun	79	79	79	81	82	84	88	91	95	96	92	94	91	89	90	86	79