Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Corona to Irvine
Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 27 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-241 South and SR-261 South, usually 27 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.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 26 | 34 | 43 | 42 | 37 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Tue | 25 | 35 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Wed | 26 | 35 | 40 | 43 | 39 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Thu | 25 | 34 | 42 | 40 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Fri | 25 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Sat | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Sun | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
About this drive
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 25 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. 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 (30 minutes).
About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona (East 6th Street) 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 Corona to Irvine?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Corona to Irvine?
The 25-mile drive usually takes 25 to 44 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 Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.
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)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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