Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Huntington Beach

Right now (11:04 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-605 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 Whittier 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	41	43	49	50	46	45	46	45	45	45	45	47	48	46	43	43	41
Tue	41	42	46	58	48	45	44	44	44	49	45	44	47	46	43	42	41
Wed	41	42	49	57	49	49	48	47	47	47	46	49	52	51	49	50	41
Thu	41	44	52	57	50	46	46	45	45	45	45	47	47	47	45	43	41
Fri	41	42	45	49	46	44	43	44	43	44	44	45	45	44	43	42	41
Sat	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	42	43	43	43	43	42	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Whittier to Huntington Beach (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (44 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (27 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier (Painter Avenue) 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 Whittier to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 41 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Orange County (12 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (1.1 miles)

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

More drives

Huntington Beach to Whittier (return trip) · Whittier to Santa Monica · Whittier to Long Beach · Whittier to West Covina · Whittier to Burbank · Whittier to Santa Clarita · Whittier to Van Nuys · Whittier to Torrance · Whittier to LAX · Whittier to Culver City · Whittier to Thousand Oaks · Whittier to Oxnard

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	49	50	46	45	46	45	45	45	45	47	48	46	43	43	41
Tue	41	42	46	58	48	45	44	44	44	49	45	44	47	46	43	42	41
Wed	41	42	49	57	49	49	48	47	47	47	46	49	52	51	49	50	41
Thu	41	44	52	57	50	46	46	45	45	45	45	47	47	47	45	43	41
Fri	41	42	45	49	46	44	43	44	43	44	44	45	45	44	43	42	41
Sat	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	42	43	43	43	43	42	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	49	50	46	45	46	45	45	45	45	47	48	46	43	43	41
Tue	41	42	46	58	48	45	44	44	44	49	45	44	47	46	43	42	41
Wed	41	42	49	57	49	49	48	47	47	47	46	49	52	51	49	50	41
Thu	41	44	52	57	50	46	46	45	45	45	45	47	47	47	45	43	41
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Sat	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	42	43	43	43	43	42	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	49	50	46	45	46	45	45	45	45	47	48	46	43	43	41
Tue	41	42	46	58	48	45	44	44	44	49	45	44	47	46	43	42	41
Wed	41	42	49	57	49	49	48	47	47	47	46	49	52	51	49	50	41
Thu	41	44	52	57	50	46	46	45	45	45	45	47	47	47	45	43	41
Fri	41	42	45	49	46	44	43	44	43	44	44	45	45	44	43	42	41
Sat	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	42	43	43	43	43	42	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	41