Best Time to Drive from San Dimas to Huntington Beach

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via SR-57 South and SR-55 South, usually 44 at this time.

Only 46% 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 San Dimas 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	42	51	64	67	57	49	48	48	48	48	49	50	53	47	44	43	43
Tue	42	52	71	71	61	52	52	50	49	49	50	54	58	51	44	44	43
Wed	42	52	68	70	62	55	52	52	49	50	51	53	58	55	46	44	44
Thu	42	51	66	68	59	53	52	51	52	49	52	53	57	53	44	44	43
Fri	42	50	61	57	55	56	53	50	50	52	53	53	55	55	45	44	44
Sat	43	43	44	44	46	49	51	53	51	52	49	52	51	48	45	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	48	49	49	48	49	47	46	45	44	45	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from San Dimas to Huntington Beach (via SR-57 South and SR-55 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Dimas 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 San Dimas to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Dimas to Huntington Beach?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 42 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Dimas to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (8 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

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

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	51	64	67	57	49	48	48	48	48	49	50	53	47	44	43	43
Tue	42	52	71	71	61	52	52	50	49	49	50	54	58	51	44	44	43
Wed	42	52	68	70	62	55	52	52	49	50	51	53	58	55	46	44	44
Thu	42	51	66	68	59	53	52	51	52	49	52	53	57	53	44	44	43
Fri	42	50	61	57	55	56	53	50	50	52	53	53	55	55	45	44	44
Sat	43	43	44	44	46	49	51	53	51	52	49	52	51	48	45	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	48	49	49	48	49	47	46	45	44	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	51	64	67	57	49	48	48	48	48	49	50	53	47	44	43	43
Tue	42	52	71	71	61	52	52	50	49	49	50	54	58	51	44	44	43
Wed	42	52	68	70	62	55	52	52	49	50	51	53	58	55	46	44	44
Thu	42	51	66	68	59	53	52	51	52	49	52	53	57	53	44	44	43
Fri	42	50	61	57	55	56	53	50	50	52	53	53	55	55	45	44	44
Sat	43	43	44	44	46	49	51	53	51	52	49	52	51	48	45	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	48	49	49	48	49	47	46	45	44	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	51	64	67	57	49	48	48	48	48	49	50	53	47	44	43	43
Tue	42	52	71	71	61	52	52	50	49	49	50	54	58	51	44	44	43
Wed	42	52	68	70	62	55	52	52	49	50	51	53	58	55	46	44	44
Thu	42	51	66	68	59	53	52	51	52	49	52	53	57	53	44	44	43
Fri	42	50	61	57	55	56	53	50	50	52	53	53	55	55	45	44	44
Sat	43	43	44	44	46	49	51	53	51	52	49	52	51	48	45	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	48	49	49	48	49	47	46	45	44	45	43