Best Time to Drive from Compton to Irvine

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via I-405 South, usually 31 at this time.

None 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 Compton to Irvine by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Compton to Irvine (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (32 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 30 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Irvine?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (20 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (1.1 miles)

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More drives

Irvine to Compton (return trip) · Compton to Los Angeles · Compton to Long Beach · Compton to Anaheim · Compton to Riverside · Compton to Santa Ana · Compton to San Bernardino · Compton to Fontana

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