Best Time to Drive from Chino Hills to Irvine

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via SR-71 North and SR-261 South and SR-241 South, usually 35 at this time.

Only 56% 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 Chino 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	33	36	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	35	35	37	34	34	34	33
Tue	32	36	36	38	38	37	36	35	35	35	35	36	38	33	35	34	33
Wed	33	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	36	34	37	34	34	34	32
Thu	32	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	34	34	35	34	34	33	33
Fri	32	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	32
Sat	32	34	35	34	35	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	34	32
Sun	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Chino Hills to Irvine (via SR-71 North and SR-261 South and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 39 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 am on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chino 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 Chino Hills to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 39 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 32 to 39 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chino Hills to Irvine?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 39 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-261 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (1.2 miles)

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

More drives

Irvine to Chino Hills (return trip) · Chino Hills to Los Angeles · Chino Hills to Long Beach · Chino Hills to Anaheim · Chino Hills to Riverside · Chino 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	33	36	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	35	35	37	34	34	34	33
Tue	32	36	36	38	38	37	36	35	35	35	35	36	38	33	35	34	33
Wed	33	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	36	34	37	34	34	34	32
Thu	32	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	34	34	35	34	34	33	33
Fri	32	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	32
Sat	32	34	35	34	35	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	34	32
Sun	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	35	35	37	34	34	34	33
Tue	32	36	36	38	38	37	36	35	35	35	35	36	38	33	35	34	33
Wed	33	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	36	34	37	34	34	34	32
Thu	32	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	34	34	35	34	34	33	33
Fri	32	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	32
Sat	32	34	35	34	35	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	34	32
Sun	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	35	35	37	34	34	34	33
Tue	32	36	36	38	38	37	36	35	35	35	35	36	38	33	35	34	33
Wed	33	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	36	34	37	34	34	34	32
Thu	32	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	34	34	35	34	34	33	33
Fri	32	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	32
Sat	32	34	35	34	35	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	34	32
Sun	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	32