Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Irvine

Right now (3:34 am PST): about 88 minutes via I-15 South.

Only 43% 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 Apple Valley to Irvine 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	97	126	133	119	104	99	95	96	97	97	98	96	94	90	91	91	86
Tue	95	118	128	116	98	94	92	92	95	95	97	95	93	89	90	89	85
Wed	97	111	124	111	97	93	92	92	92	91	91	93	91	89	89	89	85
Thu	94	112	117	105	97	94	94	97	98	96	96	99	95	91	89	89	85
Fri	90	101	98	100	97	96	96	96	96	100	100	102	99	95	93	88	86
Sat	86	88	88	88	89	92	93	96	95	96	96	95	94	91	88	86	84
Sun	84	86	86	87	90	91	93	96	96	99	99	95	98	97	94	92	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 92-mile drive from Apple Valley to Irvine (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 136 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (99 minutes).

About 80 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (12 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Apple Valley to central Irvine 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 Apple Valley to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 136 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Apple Valley to Irvine?

The 92-mile drive usually takes 85 to 136 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Irvine?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 136 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (34 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (1.2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Irvine to Apple Valley (return trip) · Apple Valley to Los Angeles · Apple Valley to Anaheim · Apple Valley to Riverside · Apple Valley to Santa Ana · Apple Valley to San Bernardino · Apple Valley to Fontana · Apple Valley to Moreno Valley · Apple Valley to Glendale · Apple Valley to Garden Grove · Apple Valley to Rancho Cucamonga · Apple Valley to Ontario

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	97	126	133	119	104	99	95	96	97	97	98	96	94	90	91	91	86
Tue	95	118	128	116	98	94	92	92	95	95	97	95	93	89	90	89	85
Wed	97	111	124	111	97	93	92	92	92	91	91	93	91	89	89	89	85
Thu	94	112	117	105	97	94	94	97	98	96	96	99	95	91	89	89	85
Fri	90	101	98	100	97	96	96	96	96	100	100	102	99	95	93	88	86
Sat	86	88	88	88	89	92	93	96	95	96	96	95	94	91	88	86	84
Sun	84	86	86	87	90	91	93	96	96	99	99	95	98	97	94	92	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	97	126	133	119	104	99	95	96	97	97	98	96	94	90	91	91	86
Tue	95	118	128	116	98	94	92	92	95	95	97	95	93	89	90	89	85
Wed	97	111	124	111	97	93	92	92	92	91	91	93	91	89	89	89	85
Thu	94	112	117	105	97	94	94	97	98	96	96	99	95	91	89	89	85
Fri	90	101	98	100	97	96	96	96	96	100	100	102	99	95	93	88	86
Sat	86	88	88	88	89	92	93	96	95	96	96	95	94	91	88	86	84
Sun	84	86	86	87	90	91	93	96	96	99	99	95	98	97	94	92	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	97	126	133	119	104	99	95	96	97	97	98	96	94	90	91	91	86
Tue	95	118	128	116	98	94	92	92	95	95	97	95	93	89	90	89	85
Wed	97	111	124	111	97	93	92	92	92	91	91	93	91	89	89	89	85
Thu	94	112	117	105	97	94	94	97	98	96	96	99	95	91	89	89	85
Fri	90	101	98	100	97	96	96	96	96	100	100	102	99	95	93	88	86
Sat	86	88	88	88	89	92	93	96	95	96	96	95	94	91	88	86	84
Sun	84	86	86	87	90	91	93	96	96	99	99	95	98	97	94	92	84