Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Huntington Beach

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-405 South, usually 75 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 Woodland Hills 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	63	71	76	72	69	68	68	72	79	90	95	92	78	65	60	58
Tue	58	64	78	83	78	74	71	71	75	87	104	114	107	88	70	62	58
Wed	58	63	74	83	79	75	73	73	78	90	108	116	107	91	73	64	59
Thu	58	63	74	82	76	73	73	75	80	92	111	120	110	92	75	66	59
Fri	58	61	69	73	71	71	76	82	92	104	111	115	104	90	75	66	59
Sat	58	58	60	62	64	71	79	82	85	86	88	88	82	77	68	63	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	60	66	66	71	74	75	74	70	73	67	65	63	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Woodland Hills to Huntington Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (15 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Woodland Hills to Huntington Beach?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 58 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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More drives

Huntington Beach to Woodland Hills (return trip) · Woodland Hills to Los Angeles · Woodland Hills to Long Beach · Woodland Hills to Anaheim · Woodland Hills to Santa Ana · Woodland Hills to Irvine · Woodland Hills to Fontana · Woodland Hills to Oxnard · Woodland Hills to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	63	71	76	72	69	68	68	72	79	90	95	92	78	65	60	58
Tue	58	64	78	83	78	74	71	71	75	87	104	114	107	88	70	62	58
Wed	58	63	74	83	79	75	73	73	78	90	108	116	107	91	73	64	59
Thu	58	63	74	82	76	73	73	75	80	92	111	120	110	92	75	66	59
Fri	58	61	69	73	71	71	76	82	92	104	111	115	104	90	75	66	59
Sat	58	58	60	62	64	71	79	82	85	86	88	88	82	77	68	63	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	60	66	66	71	74	75	74	70	73	67	65	63	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	63	71	76	72	69	68	68	72	79	90	95	92	78	65	60	58
Tue	58	64	78	83	78	74	71	71	75	87	104	114	107	88	70	62	58
Wed	58	63	74	83	79	75	73	73	78	90	108	116	107	91	73	64	59
Thu	58	63	74	82	76	73	73	75	80	92	111	120	110	92	75	66	59
Fri	58	61	69	73	71	71	76	82	92	104	111	115	104	90	75	66	59
Sat	58	58	60	62	64	71	79	82	85	86	88	88	82	77	68	63	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	60	66	66	71	74	75	74	70	73	67	65	63	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	63	71	76	72	69	68	68	72	79	90	95	92	78	65	60	58
Tue	58	64	78	83	78	74	71	71	75	87	104	114	107	88	70	62	58
Wed	58	63	74	83	79	75	73	73	78	90	108	116	107	91	73	64	59
Thu	58	63	74	82	76	73	73	75	80	92	111	120	110	92	75	66	59
Fri	58	61	69	73	71	71	76	82	92	104	111	115	104	90	75	66	59
Sat	58	58	60	62	64	71	79	82	85	86	88	88	82	77	68	63	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	60	66	66	71	74	75	74	70	73	67	65	63	59