Best Time to Drive from Pico Rivera to Huntington Beach

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-605 South, usually 35 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 Pico Rivera 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	32	34	38	39	37	35	36	36	35	36	36	37	38	37	34	34	32
Tue	32	33	36	45	38	36	35	35	35	39	36	35	38	37	34	33	32
Wed	32	33	38	45	39	39	39	37	38	38	37	39	41	41	39	40	33
Thu	32	35	40	44	39	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	37	38	36	34	32
Fri	32	33	36	39	36	35	34	35	34	35	35	36	36	35	35	33	32
Sat	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	34	34	33	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Pico Rivera to Huntington Beach (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (35 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (19 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pico Rivera to Huntington Beach?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 32 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pico Rivera to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Huntington Beach to Pico Rivera (return trip) · Pico Rivera to Los Angeles · Pico Rivera to Long Beach · Pico Rivera to Anaheim · Pico Rivera to Riverside · Pico Rivera to Santa Ana · Pico Rivera to Irvine · Pico Rivera to San Bernardino · Pico Rivera to Fontana · Pico Rivera to Oxnard · Pico Rivera to Moreno Valley · Pico Rivera to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32

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Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	38	39	37	35	36	36	35	36	36	37	38	37	34	34	32
Tue	32	33	36	45	38	36	35	35	35	39	36	35	38	37	34	33	32
Wed	32	33	38	45	39	39	39	37	38	38	37	39	41	41	39	40	33
Thu	32	35	40	44	39	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	37	38	36	34	32
Fri	32	33	36	39	36	35	34	35	34	35	35	36	36	35	35	33	32
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