Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Huntington Beach

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 110 minutes via I-405 South, usually 183 at this time.

None 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 Van Nuys 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	58	58	60	65	67	66	67	72	91	100	125	128	123	99	75	64	58
Tue	59	59	60	79	86	74	71	108	160	218	249	219	175	132	93	74	59
Wed	58	59	61	79	80	71	71	93	175	242	249	223	189	146	108	82	59
Thu	58	59	60	73	78	69	73	101	155	206	193	177	159	141	117	84	61
Fri	59	59	60	71	67	67	77	153	176	163	136	135	140	123	103	80	61
Sat	59	59	59	60	62	65	74	83	89	106	95	91	82	74	71	69	60
Sun	59	59	58	59	60	62	64	68	71	75	74	80	76	73	69	68	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Van Nuys to Huntington Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 249 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 128 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (106 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (22 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Van Nuys (Haynes 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 Van Nuys to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 249 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to Huntington Beach?

The 55-mile drive usually takes 58 to 249 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 128 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 249 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (38 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	58	58	60	65	67	66	67	72	91	100	125	128	123	99	75	64	58
Tue	59	59	60	79	86	74	71	108	160	218	249	219	175	132	93	74	59
Wed	58	59	61	79	80	71	71	93	175	242	249	223	189	146	108	82	59
Thu	58	59	60	73	78	69	73	101	155	206	193	177	159	141	117	84	61
Fri	59	59	60	71	67	67	77	153	176	163	136	135	140	123	103	80	61
Sat	59	59	59	60	62	65	74	83	89	106	95	91	82	74	71	69	60
Sun	59	59	58	59	60	62	64	68	71	75	74	80	76	73	69	68	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	58	60	65	67	66	67	72	91	100	125	128	123	99	75	64	58
Tue	59	59	60	79	86	74	71	108	160	218	249	219	175	132	93	74	59
Wed	58	59	61	79	80	71	71	93	175	242	249	223	189	146	108	82	59
Thu	58	59	60	73	78	69	73	101	155	206	193	177	159	141	117	84	61
Fri	59	59	60	71	67	67	77	153	176	163	136	135	140	123	103	80	61
Sat	59	59	59	60	62	65	74	83	89	106	95	91	82	74	71	69	60
Sun	59	59	58	59	60	62	64	68	71	75	74	80	76	73	69	68	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	58	60	65	67	66	67	72	91	100	125	128	123	99	75	64	58
Tue	59	59	60	79	86	74	71	108	160	218	249	219	175	132	93	74	59
Wed	58	59	61	79	80	71	71	93	175	242	249	223	189	146	108	82	59
Thu	58	59	60	73	78	69	73	101	155	206	193	177	159	141	117	84	61
Fri	59	59	60	71	67	67	77	153	176	163	136	135	140	123	103	80	61
Sat	59	59	59	60	62	65	74	83	89	106	95	91	82	74	71	69	60
Sun	59	59	58	59	60	62	64	68	71	75	74	80	76	73	69	68	60