Best Time to Drive from Beverly Hills to Irvine

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 71 minutes via I-405 South, usually 69 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 Beverly Hills 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	48	51	74	71	58	54	55	58	66	76	92	93	89	81	59	54	50
Tue	49	51	70	85	70	59	58	65	108	150	181	186	153	110	74	57	49
Wed	48	51	71	83	73	59	55	64	110	173	189	176	155	115	79	62	49
Thu	48	51	68	79	66	56	58	73	96	157	155	129	112	92	81	67	50
Fri	48	51	57	66	56	54	57	94	128	132	107	81	78	79	69	62	50
Sat	49	49	48	49	50	52	56	63	67	72	73	67	64	56	54	54	49
Sun	49	48	48	51	51	52	53	55	59	59	58	57	57	54	54	54	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Beverly Hills to Irvine (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 195 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Beverly Hills 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 Beverly Hills to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 195 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Beverly Hills to Irvine?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 195 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Beverly Hills to Irvine?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 195 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (29 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (20 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	74	71	58	54	55	58	66	76	92	93	89	81	59	54	50
Tue	49	51	70	85	70	59	58	65	108	150	181	186	153	110	74	57	49
Wed	48	51	71	83	73	59	55	64	110	173	189	176	155	115	79	62	49
Thu	48	51	68	79	66	56	58	73	96	157	155	129	112	92	81	67	50
Fri	48	51	57	66	56	54	57	94	128	132	107	81	78	79	69	62	50
Sat	49	49	48	49	50	52	56	63	67	72	73	67	64	56	54	54	49
Sun	49	48	48	51	51	52	53	55	59	59	58	57	57	54	54	54	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	74	71	58	54	55	58	66	76	92	93	89	81	59	54	50
Tue	49	51	70	85	70	59	58	65	108	150	181	186	153	110	74	57	49
Wed	48	51	71	83	73	59	55	64	110	173	189	176	155	115	79	62	49
Thu	48	51	68	79	66	56	58	73	96	157	155	129	112	92	81	67	50
Fri	48	51	57	66	56	54	57	94	128	132	107	81	78	79	69	62	50
Sat	49	49	48	49	50	52	56	63	67	72	73	67	64	56	54	54	49
Sun	49	48	48	51	51	52	53	55	59	59	58	57	57	54	54	54	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	74	71	58	54	55	58	66	76	92	93	89	81	59	54	50
Tue	49	51	70	85	70	59	58	65	108	150	181	186	153	110	74	57	49
Wed	48	51	71	83	73	59	55	64	110	173	189	176	155	115	79	62	49
Thu	48	51	68	79	66	56	58	73	96	157	155	129	112	92	81	67	50
Fri	48	51	57	66	56	54	57	94	128	132	107	81	78	79	69	62	50
Sat	49	49	48	49	50	52	56	63	67	72	73	67	64	56	54	54	49
Sun	49	48	48	51	51	52	53	55	59	59	58	57	57	54	54	54	49