Best Time to Drive from Beverly Hills to Irvine

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-405 South, usually 50 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	50	53	54	53	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	55	51	50	50	49
Tue	48	51	54	55	54	51	52	52	52	52	52	53	59	55	50	50	49
Wed	48	51	55	56	54	52	52	52	52	52	51	53	61	54	50	50	49
Thu	48	51	55	57	55	52	52	52	52	51	51	52	55	51	50	50	49
Fri	48	51	54	54	52	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	49
Sat	49	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	50	49	50	49
Sun	49	49	48	48	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	48

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 61 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (52 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 12 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 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 61 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 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Beverly Hills to Irvine?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 61 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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More drives

Irvine to Beverly Hills (return trip) · Beverly Hills to Los Angeles · Beverly Hills to Long Beach · Beverly Hills to Anaheim · Beverly Hills to Riverside · Beverly Hills to Santa Ana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	53	54	53	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	55	51	50	50	49
Tue	48	51	54	55	54	51	52	52	52	52	52	53	59	55	50	50	49
Wed	48	51	55	56	54	52	52	52	52	52	51	53	61	54	50	50	49
Thu	48	51	55	57	55	52	52	52	52	51	51	52	55	51	50	50	49
Fri	48	51	54	54	52	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	49
Sat	49	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	50	49	50	49
Sun	49	49	48	48	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	53	54	53	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	55	51	50	50	49
Tue	48	51	54	55	54	51	52	52	52	52	52	53	59	55	50	50	49
Wed	48	51	55	56	54	52	52	52	52	52	51	53	61	54	50	50	49
Thu	48	51	55	57	55	52	52	52	52	51	51	52	55	51	50	50	49
Fri	48	51	54	54	52	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	49
Sat	49	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	50	49	50	49
Sun	49	49	48	48	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	53	54	53	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	55	51	50	50	49
Tue	48	51	54	55	54	51	52	52	52	52	52	53	59	55	50	50	49
Wed	48	51	55	56	54	52	52	52	52	52	51	53	61	54	50	50	49
Thu	48	51	55	57	55	52	52	52	52	51	51	52	55	51	50	50	49
Fri	48	51	54	54	52	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	49
Sat	49	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	50	49	50	49
Sun	49	49	48	48	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	48