Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Irvine

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 45 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Arcadia 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	45	51	64	62	52	49	49	49	50	52	69	80	93	74	50	47	45
Tue	45	55	70	67	55	51	50	51	50	51	66	86	96	78	57	49	46
Wed	44	54	70	67	56	53	51	51	52	52	67	80	97	81	60	49	45
Thu	45	53	71	68	58	54	53	53	54	54	83	101	108	87	61	50	46
Fri	45	53	60	55	53	52	50	54	59	75	104	118	108	79	56	51	47
Sat	46	48	49	48	49	48	49	50	51	55	60	60	55	50	49	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	50	48	49	48	49	49	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Arcadia to Irvine (via I-5 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) to central Irvine (Harvard 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 Arcadia to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Arcadia to Irvine?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 44 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Irvine?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (23 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	51	64	62	52	49	49	49	50	52	69	80	93	74	50	47	45
Tue	45	55	70	67	55	51	50	51	50	51	66	86	96	78	57	49	46
Wed	44	54	70	67	56	53	51	51	52	52	67	80	97	81	60	49	45
Thu	45	53	71	68	58	54	53	53	54	54	83	101	108	87	61	50	46
Fri	45	53	60	55	53	52	50	54	59	75	104	118	108	79	56	51	47
Sat	46	48	49	48	49	48	49	50	51	55	60	60	55	50	49	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	50	48	49	48	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	51	64	62	52	49	49	49	50	52	69	80	93	74	50	47	45
Tue	45	55	70	67	55	51	50	51	50	51	66	86	96	78	57	49	46
Wed	44	54	70	67	56	53	51	51	52	52	67	80	97	81	60	49	45
Thu	45	53	71	68	58	54	53	53	54	54	83	101	108	87	61	50	46
Fri	45	53	60	55	53	52	50	54	59	75	104	118	108	79	56	51	47
Sat	46	48	49	48	49	48	49	50	51	55	60	60	55	50	49	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	50	48	49	48	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	51	64	62	52	49	49	49	50	52	69	80	93	74	50	47	45
Tue	45	55	70	67	55	51	50	51	50	51	66	86	96	78	57	49	46
Wed	44	54	70	67	56	53	51	51	52	52	67	80	97	81	60	49	45
Thu	45	53	71	68	58	54	53	53	54	54	83	101	108	87	61	50	46
Fri	45	53	60	55	53	52	50	54	59	75	104	118	108	79	56	51	47
Sat	46	48	49	48	49	48	49	50	51	55	60	60	55	50	49	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	50	48	49	48	49	49	46