Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Huntington Beach

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 73 minutes via I-405 South, usually 95 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	57	58	59	65	67	65	66	72	93	102	120	123	119	96	69	62	57
Tue	58	58	59	80	92	74	70	117	174	224	247	220	178	136	94	73	58
Wed	57	59	60	80	84	70	71	101	191	249	253	231	194	151	110	80	58
Thu	58	59	60	74	82	70	74	108	178	209	196	188	178	156	123	86	60
Fri	58	58	60	70	67	67	80	158	180	163	140	156	153	134	111	85	61
Sat	59	58	58	60	61	64	74	84	90	107	101	98	85	76	70	69	59
Sun	58	58	57	58	60	62	64	68	72	76	72	75	73	68	68	67	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 57 minutes and up to 256 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 134 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (107 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 22 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 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 256 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 57 to 256 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 134 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 256 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 · Woodland Hills to Santa Clarita · Woodland Hills to Garden Grove · Woodland Hills to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	58	59	65	67	65	66	72	93	102	120	123	119	96	69	62	57
Tue	58	58	59	80	92	74	70	117	174	224	247	220	178	136	94	73	58
Wed	57	59	60	80	84	70	71	101	191	249	253	231	194	151	110	80	58
Thu	58	59	60	74	82	70	74	108	178	209	196	188	178	156	123	86	60
Fri	58	58	60	70	67	67	80	158	180	163	140	156	153	134	111	85	61
Sat	59	58	58	60	61	64	74	84	90	107	101	98	85	76	70	69	59
Sun	58	58	57	58	60	62	64	68	72	76	72	75	73	68	68	67	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	58	59	65	67	65	66	72	93	102	120	123	119	96	69	62	57
Tue	58	58	59	80	92	74	70	117	174	224	247	220	178	136	94	73	58
Wed	57	59	60	80	84	70	71	101	191	249	253	231	194	151	110	80	58
Thu	58	59	60	74	82	70	74	108	178	209	196	188	178	156	123	86	60
Fri	58	58	60	70	67	67	80	158	180	163	140	156	153	134	111	85	61
Sat	59	58	58	60	61	64	74	84	90	107	101	98	85	76	70	69	59
Sun	58	58	57	58	60	62	64	68	72	76	72	75	73	68	68	67	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	58	59	65	67	65	66	72	93	102	120	123	119	96	69	62	57
Tue	58	58	59	80	92	74	70	117	174	224	247	220	178	136	94	73	58
Wed	57	59	60	80	84	70	71	101	191	249	253	231	194	151	110	80	58
Thu	58	59	60	74	82	70	74	108	178	209	196	188	178	156	123	86	60
Fri	58	58	60	70	67	67	80	158	180	163	140	156	153	134	111	85	61
Sat	59	58	58	60	61	64	74	84	90	107	101	98	85	76	70	69	59
Sun	58	58	57	58	60	62	64	68	72	76	72	75	73	68	68	67	59