Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Huntington Beach

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 103 minutes via I-405 South, usually 92 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 Northridge 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	60	69	83	86	80	71	70	70	74	82	94	99	95	81	68	63	61
Tue	60	71	91	93	87	76	71	72	77	91	108	117	108	90	74	65	61
Wed	60	70	91	95	86	78	74	74	79	92	111	118	108	92	77	67	61
Thu	60	70	90	92	85	76	74	76	82	95	114	123	111	94	78	69	61
Fri	60	66	81	81	76	74	76	82	92	105	114	117	105	92	77	69	62
Sat	60	61	64	65	67	72	79	81	85	86	88	88	82	77	69	65	61
Sun	60	60	61	61	62	68	68	71	75	76	75	71	74	68	66	65	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Northridge to Huntington Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (21 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge 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 Northridge to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 60 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (42 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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Huntington Beach to Northridge (return trip) · Northridge to Los Angeles · Northridge to Rancho Cucamonga · Northridge to Long Beach · Northridge to Anaheim · Northridge to Riverside · Northridge to Santa Ana · Northridge to Irvine · Northridge to Fontana · Northridge to Oxnard · Northridge 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	60	69	83	86	80	71	70	70	74	82	94	99	95	81	68	63	61
Tue	60	71	91	93	87	76	71	72	77	91	108	117	108	90	74	65	61
Wed	60	70	91	95	86	78	74	74	79	92	111	118	108	92	77	67	61
Thu	60	70	90	92	85	76	74	76	82	95	114	123	111	94	78	69	61
Fri	60	66	81	81	76	74	76	82	92	105	114	117	105	92	77	69	62
Sat	60	61	64	65	67	72	79	81	85	86	88	88	82	77	69	65	61
Sun	60	60	61	61	62	68	68	71	75	76	75	71	74	68	66	65	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	69	83	86	80	71	70	70	74	82	94	99	95	81	68	63	61
Tue	60	71	91	93	87	76	71	72	77	91	108	117	108	90	74	65	61
Wed	60	70	91	95	86	78	74	74	79	92	111	118	108	92	77	67	61
Thu	60	70	90	92	85	76	74	76	82	95	114	123	111	94	78	69	61
Fri	60	66	81	81	76	74	76	82	92	105	114	117	105	92	77	69	62
Sat	60	61	64	65	67	72	79	81	85	86	88	88	82	77	69	65	61
Sun	60	60	61	61	62	68	68	71	75	76	75	71	74	68	66	65	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	69	83	86	80	71	70	70	74	82	94	99	95	81	68	63	61
Tue	60	71	91	93	87	76	71	72	77	91	108	117	108	90	74	65	61
Wed	60	70	91	95	86	78	74	74	79	92	111	118	108	92	77	67	61
Thu	60	70	90	92	85	76	74	76	82	95	114	123	111	94	78	69	61
Fri	60	66	81	81	76	74	76	82	92	105	114	117	105	92	77	69	62
Sat	60	61	64	65	67	72	79	81	85	86	88	88	82	77	69	65	61
Sun	60	60	61	61	62	68	68	71	75	76	75	71	74	68	66	65	61