Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Huntington Beach

Right now (2:19 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via I-605 South and I-5 South and I-405 South, usually 77 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Pasadena to Huntington Beach (via I-605 South and I-5 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 143 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (26 to 61 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) to central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) 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 Pasadena to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 143 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 50 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 143 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Orange County (11 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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