Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to Irvine

Right now (12:23 am PST): about 68 minutes via I-5 South.

Only 31% 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 Canyon Country 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	69	92	109	101	86	83	82	82	83	90	101	110	101	90	76	70	68
Tue	67	107	130	117	96	87	81	82	84	95	111	123	108	97	82	73	67
Wed	67	93	118	108	98	84	82	80	83	91	98	108	98	90	80	74	68
Thu	67	98	120	104	93	88	86	86	88	101	111	118	111	98	79	75	68
Fri	67	86	97	91	86	81	83	88	97	111	110	112	113	95	83	77	69
Sat	67	70	71	75	77	80	82	84	88	91	91	87	88	83	79	76	69
Sun	67	67	68	69	71	75	79	84	85	87	84	84	83	84	80	78	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Canyon Country to Irvine (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canyon Country to Irvine?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 67 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to Irvine?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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

More drives

Irvine to Canyon Country (return trip) · Canyon Country to Los Angeles · Canyon Country to Long Beach · Canyon Country to Anaheim · Canyon Country to Riverside · Canyon Country to Santa Ana · Canyon Country to Fontana · Canyon Country to Huntington Beach · Canyon Country to Glendale · Canyon Country to Garden Grove · Canyon Country to Rancho Cucamonga · Canyon Country to Ontario

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	92	109	101	86	83	82	82	83	90	101	110	101	90	76	70	68
Tue	67	107	130	117	96	87	81	82	84	95	111	123	108	97	82	73	67
Wed	67	93	118	108	98	84	82	80	83	91	98	108	98	90	80	74	68
Thu	67	98	120	104	93	88	86	86	88	101	111	118	111	98	79	75	68
Fri	67	86	97	91	86	81	83	88	97	111	110	112	113	95	83	77	69
Sat	67	70	71	75	77	80	82	84	88	91	91	87	88	83	79	76	69
Sun	67	67	68	69	71	75	79	84	85	87	84	84	83	84	80	78	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	92	109	101	86	83	82	82	83	90	101	110	101	90	76	70	68
Tue	67	107	130	117	96	87	81	82	84	95	111	123	108	97	82	73	67
Wed	67	93	118	108	98	84	82	80	83	91	98	108	98	90	80	74	68
Thu	67	98	120	104	93	88	86	86	88	101	111	118	111	98	79	75	68
Fri	67	86	97	91	86	81	83	88	97	111	110	112	113	95	83	77	69
Sat	67	70	71	75	77	80	82	84	88	91	91	87	88	83	79	76	69
Sun	67	67	68	69	71	75	79	84	85	87	84	84	83	84	80	78	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	92	109	101	86	83	82	82	83	90	101	110	101	90	76	70	68
Tue	67	107	130	117	96	87	81	82	84	95	111	123	108	97	82	73	67
Wed	67	93	118	108	98	84	82	80	83	91	98	108	98	90	80	74	68
Thu	67	98	120	104	93	88	86	86	88	101	111	118	111	98	79	75	68
Fri	67	86	97	91	86	81	83	88	97	111	110	112	113	95	83	77	69
Sat	67	70	71	75	77	80	82	84	88	91	91	87	88	83	79	76	69
Sun	67	67	68	69	71	75	79	84	85	87	84	84	83	84	80	78	69