Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Huntington Beach

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 30 minutes via I-605 South, usually 31 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Norwalk 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	29	30	33	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	34	32	31	30
Tue	29	30	33	37	36	34	33	33	32	33	34	34	36	35	32	31	31
Wed	30	30	33	39	35	35	35	34	35	35	36	36	39	36	36	38	32
Thu	30	30	34	37	34	33	33	33	32	33	34	36	37	35	34	32	30
Fri	30	30	31	34	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	34	33	31	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	31	32	31	30
Sun	30	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Norwalk to Huntington Beach (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 40 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (32 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (21 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk 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 Norwalk to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 40 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 29 to 40 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 40 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Orange County (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	33	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	34	32	31	30
Tue	29	30	33	37	36	34	33	33	32	33	34	34	36	35	32	31	31
Wed	30	30	33	39	35	35	35	34	35	35	36	36	39	36	36	38	32
Thu	30	30	34	37	34	33	33	33	32	33	34	36	37	35	34	32	30
Fri	30	30	31	34	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	34	33	31	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	31	32	31	30
Sun	30	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	33	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	34	32	31	30
Tue	29	30	33	37	36	34	33	33	32	33	34	34	36	35	32	31	31
Wed	30	30	33	39	35	35	35	34	35	35	36	36	39	36	36	38	32
Thu	30	30	34	37	34	33	33	33	32	33	34	36	37	35	34	32	30
Fri	30	30	31	34	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	34	33	31	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	31	32	31	30
Sun	30	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	33	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	34	32	31	30
Tue	29	30	33	37	36	34	33	33	32	33	34	34	36	35	32	31	31
Wed	30	30	33	39	35	35	35	34	35	35	36	36	39	36	36	38	32
Thu	30	30	34	37	34	33	33	33	32	33	34	36	37	35	34	32	30
Fri	30	30	31	34	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	34	33	31	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	31	32	31	30
Sun	30	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30