Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Irvine

Right now (11:04 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via SR-57 South.

Only 52% 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 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	50	64	64	51	44	42	41	42	41	42	44	49	40	38	37	36
Tue	35	52	70	67	53	45	45	42	42	41	44	48	51	44	37	37	36
Wed	35	51	69	66	57	47	45	44	42	42	44	47	53	46	38	37	37
Thu	35	50	66	62	54	47	46	44	44	41	45	48	51	46	38	37	36
Fri	36	45	52	52	47	45	44	43	43	45	46	47	48	44	39	37	36
Sat	36	37	38	38	39	41	44	44	44	45	42	43	43	41	38	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	42	42	41	42	40	39	38	38	38	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Claremont to Irvine (via SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) to central Irvine (Harvard Avenue) 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 Claremont to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 35 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Irvine?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (7 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	50	64	64	51	44	42	41	42	41	42	44	49	40	38	37	36
Tue	35	52	70	67	53	45	45	42	42	41	44	48	51	44	37	37	36
Wed	35	51	69	66	57	47	45	44	42	42	44	47	53	46	38	37	37
Thu	35	50	66	62	54	47	46	44	44	41	45	48	51	46	38	37	36
Fri	36	45	52	52	47	45	44	43	43	45	46	47	48	44	39	37	36
Sat	36	37	38	38	39	41	44	44	44	45	42	43	43	41	38	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	42	42	41	42	40	39	38	38	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	50	64	64	51	44	42	41	42	41	42	44	49	40	38	37	36
Tue	35	52	70	67	53	45	45	42	42	41	44	48	51	44	37	37	36
Wed	35	51	69	66	57	47	45	44	42	42	44	47	53	46	38	37	37
Thu	35	50	66	62	54	47	46	44	44	41	45	48	51	46	38	37	36
Fri	36	45	52	52	47	45	44	43	43	45	46	47	48	44	39	37	36
Sat	36	37	38	38	39	41	44	44	44	45	42	43	43	41	38	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	42	42	41	42	40	39	38	38	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	50	64	64	51	44	42	41	42	41	42	44	49	40	38	37	36
Tue	35	52	70	67	53	45	45	42	42	41	44	48	51	44	37	37	36
Wed	35	51	69	66	57	47	45	44	42	42	44	47	53	46	38	37	37
Thu	35	50	66	62	54	47	46	44	44	41	45	48	51	46	38	37	36
Fri	36	45	52	52	47	45	44	43	43	45	46	47	48	44	39	37	36
Sat	36	37	38	38	39	41	44	44	44	45	42	43	43	41	38	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	42	42	41	42	40	39	38	38	38	37