Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Corona to Irvine

Right now (9:03 am PDT): about 43 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-241 South and SR-261 South, usually 37 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.

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Corona to Irvine (via SR-91 West and SR-241 South and SR-261 South) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 43 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 27 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (32 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Irvine to Corona

Freeway, about 21 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 6 to 11 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 Corona (East 6th Street) 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 Corona to Irvine by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2533424236292727272727282927262625
Tue2534434338312826262727293028262525
Wed2535424237312727272728292928262625
Thu2535413932292727272727293028262525
Fri2430322827272727272829293128262525
Sat2526262626272830323131293127262525
Sun2525252526282931302828272726262625

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 Corona to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 43 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 24 to 43 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 27 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Irvine?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 43 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (5 miles)

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