Best Time to Drive from Azusa to Irvine

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 57 minutes via SR-57 South, usually 49 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Azusa 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	38	50	68	67	54	48	45	45	46	46	48	50	54	46	43	40	40
Tue	38	54	72	71	56	48	47	46	47	47	51	55	57	50	44	42	39
Wed	38	52	71	70	59	51	48	48	46	48	51	55	59	52	45	43	40
Thu	39	51	67	65	55	49	49	47	48	48	52	55	57	51	44	42	40
Fri	39	48	58	56	50	48	46	47	48	51	54	54	54	50	46	43	40
Sat	40	40	41	41	42	44	48	48	48	49	48	48	49	45	42	41	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	41	43	44	45	44	45	43	42	42	41	42	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Azusa to Irvine (via SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Azusa (Foothill Boulevard) 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 Azusa to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 38 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Azusa to Irvine?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (7 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	50	68	67	54	48	45	45	46	46	48	50	54	46	43	40	40
Tue	38	54	72	71	56	48	47	46	47	47	51	55	57	50	44	42	39
Wed	38	52	71	70	59	51	48	48	46	48	51	55	59	52	45	43	40
Thu	39	51	67	65	55	49	49	47	48	48	52	55	57	51	44	42	40
Fri	39	48	58	56	50	48	46	47	48	51	54	54	54	50	46	43	40
Sat	40	40	41	41	42	44	48	48	48	49	48	48	49	45	42	41	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	41	43	44	45	44	45	43	42	42	41	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	50	68	67	54	48	45	45	46	46	48	50	54	46	43	40	40
Tue	38	54	72	71	56	48	47	46	47	47	51	55	57	50	44	42	39
Wed	38	52	71	70	59	51	48	48	46	48	51	55	59	52	45	43	40
Thu	39	51	67	65	55	49	49	47	48	48	52	55	57	51	44	42	40
Fri	39	48	58	56	50	48	46	47	48	51	54	54	54	50	46	43	40
Sat	40	40	41	41	42	44	48	48	48	49	48	48	49	45	42	41	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	41	43	44	45	44	45	43	42	42	41	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	50	68	67	54	48	45	45	46	46	48	50	54	46	43	40	40
Tue	38	54	72	71	56	48	47	46	47	47	51	55	57	50	44	42	39
Wed	38	52	71	70	59	51	48	48	46	48	51	55	59	52	45	43	40
Thu	39	51	67	65	55	49	49	47	48	48	52	55	57	51	44	42	40
Fri	39	48	58	56	50	48	46	47	48	51	54	54	54	50	46	43	40
Sat	40	40	41	41	42	44	48	48	48	49	48	48	49	45	42	41	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	41	43	44	45	44	45	43	42	42	41	42	40