Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Huntington Beach

Right now (11:05 pm PST): about 70 minutes via I-405 South and I-5 South.

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 Valencia 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	71	78	91	96	83	79	80	87	113	130	140	146	135	102	79	75	70
Tue	71	86	120	129	100	85	82	133	178	223	244	214	170	128	94	80	71
Wed	70	74	85	103	91	81	84	118	201	246	245	219	182	141	109	84	70
Thu	71	78	109	108	87	83	88	115	191	209	188	172	153	137	114	87	72
Fri	71	73	77	83	78	81	97	164	182	161	133	133	135	118	104	86	72
Sat	73	73	74	74	76	79	89	98	105	113	104	101	91	84	81	78	70
Sun	72	72	72	72	75	75	78	81	84	86	82	85	82	81	81	79	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Valencia to Huntington Beach (via I-405 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 250 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 145 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (113 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (15 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia 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 Valencia to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 250 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 70 to 250 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 145 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 250 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (46 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	78	91	96	83	79	80	87	113	130	140	146	135	102	79	75	70
Tue	71	86	120	129	100	85	82	133	178	223	244	214	170	128	94	80	71
Wed	70	74	85	103	91	81	84	118	201	246	245	219	182	141	109	84	70
Thu	71	78	109	108	87	83	88	115	191	209	188	172	153	137	114	87	72
Fri	71	73	77	83	78	81	97	164	182	161	133	133	135	118	104	86	72
Sat	73	73	74	74	76	79	89	98	105	113	104	101	91	84	81	78	70
Sun	72	72	72	72	75	75	78	81	84	86	82	85	82	81	81	79	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	78	91	96	83	79	80	87	113	130	140	146	135	102	79	75	70
Tue	71	86	120	129	100	85	82	133	178	223	244	214	170	128	94	80	71
Wed	70	74	85	103	91	81	84	118	201	246	245	219	182	141	109	84	70
Thu	71	78	109	108	87	83	88	115	191	209	188	172	153	137	114	87	72
Fri	71	73	77	83	78	81	97	164	182	161	133	133	135	118	104	86	72
Sat	73	73	74	74	76	79	89	98	105	113	104	101	91	84	81	78	70
Sun	72	72	72	72	75	75	78	81	84	86	82	85	82	81	81	79	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	78	91	96	83	79	80	87	113	130	140	146	135	102	79	75	70
Tue	71	86	120	129	100	85	82	133	178	223	244	214	170	128	94	80	71
Wed	70	74	85	103	91	81	84	118	201	246	245	219	182	141	109	84	70
Thu	71	78	109	108	87	83	88	115	191	209	188	172	153	137	114	87	72
Fri	71	73	77	83	78	81	97	164	182	161	133	133	135	118	104	86	72
Sat	73	73	74	74	76	79	89	98	105	113	104	101	91	84	81	78	70
Sun	72	72	72	72	75	75	78	81	84	86	82	85	82	81	81	79	71