Best Time to Drive from San Juan Capistrano to Huntington Beach

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via SR-73 North, usually 31 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Juan Capistrano to Huntington Beach by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from San Juan Capistrano to Huntington Beach (via SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 32 minutes, when leaving around 9:30 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 am on Saturdays (31 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (15 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Juan Capistrano 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 Juan Capistrano to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 32 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 30 to 32 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Juan Capistrano to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 9:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 32 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-73 North in Orange County (13 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (3 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Huntington Beach to San Juan Capistrano (return trip) · San Juan Capistrano to Los Angeles · San Juan Capistrano to San Diego · San Juan Capistrano to Long Beach · San Juan Capistrano to Anaheim · San Juan Capistrano to Riverside · San Juan Capistrano to Santa Ana · San Juan Capistrano to Chula Vista · San Juan Capistrano to Irvine · San Juan Capistrano to San Bernardino · San Juan Capistrano to Fontana · San Juan Capistrano to Moreno Valley

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