Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to Irvine

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 90 minutes via I-5 South, usually 76 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 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	91	111	98	84	82	81	81	83	90	100	109	98	89	75	69	67
Tue	67	108	130	115	95	87	83	83	84	96	110	122	106	96	79	73	68
Wed	66	96	120	105	98	85	83	82	84	95	100	110	102	93	80	74	67
Thu	68	102	127	109	94	87	85	87	89	102	112	116	113	98	76	74	67
Fri	67	88	100	92	86	83	84	87	99	112	112	109	110	93	81	76	70
Sat	67	70	71	74	79	81	85	86	93	95	96	89	88	83	79	76	67
Sun	67	67	67	68	71	75	78	83	84	86	84	84	80	81	79	77	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Canyon Country to Irvine (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 66 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 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (96 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 17 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 66 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 66 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	91	111	98	84	82	81	81	83	90	100	109	98	89	75	69	67
Tue	67	108	130	115	95	87	83	83	84	96	110	122	106	96	79	73	68
Wed	66	96	120	105	98	85	83	82	84	95	100	110	102	93	80	74	67
Thu	68	102	127	109	94	87	85	87	89	102	112	116	113	98	76	74	67
Fri	67	88	100	92	86	83	84	87	99	112	112	109	110	93	81	76	70
Sat	67	70	71	74	79	81	85	86	93	95	96	89	88	83	79	76	67
Sun	67	67	67	68	71	75	78	83	84	86	84	84	80	81	79	77	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	91	111	98	84	82	81	81	83	90	100	109	98	89	75	69	67
Tue	67	108	130	115	95	87	83	83	84	96	110	122	106	96	79	73	68
Wed	66	96	120	105	98	85	83	82	84	95	100	110	102	93	80	74	67
Thu	68	102	127	109	94	87	85	87	89	102	112	116	113	98	76	74	67
Fri	67	88	100	92	86	83	84	87	99	112	112	109	110	93	81	76	70
Sat	67	70	71	74	79	81	85	86	93	95	96	89	88	83	79	76	67
Sun	67	67	67	68	71	75	78	83	84	86	84	84	80	81	79	77	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	91	111	98	84	82	81	81	83	90	100	109	98	89	75	69	67
Tue	67	108	130	115	95	87	83	83	84	96	110	122	106	96	79	73	68
Wed	66	96	120	105	98	85	83	82	84	95	100	110	102	93	80	74	67
Thu	68	102	127	109	94	87	85	87	89	102	112	116	113	98	76	74	67
Fri	67	88	100	92	86	83	84	87	99	112	112	109	110	93	81	76	70
Sat	67	70	71	74	79	81	85	86	93	95	96	89	88	83	79	76	67
Sun	67	67	67	68	71	75	78	83	84	86	84	84	80	81	79	77	69