Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Irvine

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via SR-57 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 10% 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.

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Claremont to Irvine (via SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Irvine to Claremont

Freeway, about 33 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 7 to 12 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) to central Irvine (Harvard Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Claremont 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	35	49	57	59	49	43	42	42	43	43	44	46	49	41	38	37	36
Tue	35	51	64	62	52	46	45	43	43	43	45	49	51	43	37	37	36
Wed	36	50	62	63	53	47	45	44	43	44	45	48	53	45	38	37	36
Thu	35	49	60	59	52	46	45	44	44	43	46	49	50	44	38	37	36
Fri	36	44	51	50	46	45	44	44	44	47	47	48	48	44	39	37	36
Sat	36	37	38	38	40	42	45	45	46	45	44	44	44	41	38	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	39	40	42	42	42	42	40	39	38	38	38	36

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 Claremont to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Claremont to Irvine?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 35 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Irvine?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	49	57	59	49	43	42	42	43	43	44	46	49	41	38	37	36
Tue	35	51	64	62	52	46	45	43	43	43	45	49	51	43	37	37	36
Wed	36	50	62	63	53	47	45	44	43	44	45	48	53	45	38	37	36
Thu	35	49	60	59	52	46	45	44	44	43	46	49	50	44	38	37	36
Fri	36	44	51	50	46	45	44	44	44	47	47	48	48	44	39	37	36
Sat	36	37	38	38	40	42	45	45	46	45	44	44	44	41	38	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	39	40	42	42	42	42	40	39	38	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	49	57	59	49	43	42	42	43	43	44	46	49	41	38	37	36
Tue	35	51	64	62	52	46	45	43	43	43	45	49	51	43	37	37	36
Wed	36	50	62	63	53	47	45	44	43	44	45	48	53	45	38	37	36
Thu	35	49	60	59	52	46	45	44	44	43	46	49	50	44	38	37	36
Fri	36	44	51	50	46	45	44	44	44	47	47	48	48	44	39	37	36
Sat	36	37	38	38	40	42	45	45	46	45	44	44	44	41	38	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	39	40	42	42	42	42	40	39	38	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	49	57	59	49	43	42	42	43	43	44	46	49	41	38	37	36
Tue	35	51	64	62	52	46	45	43	43	43	45	49	51	43	37	37	36
Wed	36	50	62	63	53	47	45	44	43	44	45	48	53	45	38	37	36
Thu	35	49	60	59	52	46	45	44	44	43	46	49	50	44	38	37	36
Fri	36	44	51	50	46	45	44	44	44	47	47	48	48	44	39	37	36
Sat	36	37	38	38	40	42	45	45	46	45	44	44	44	41	38	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	39	40	42	42	42	42	40	39	38	38	38	36