Best Time to Drive from Banning to Irvine

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 68 at this time.

Only 53% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Banning to Irvine (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (13 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Banning 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 Banning to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 66 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Banning to Irvine?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (12 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (1.2 miles)

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