Best Time to Drive from Eastvale to Irvine

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-261 South and SR-241 South, usually 33 at this time.

Only 57% 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 Eastvale 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	33	45	51	51	44	38	36	36	36	36	35	36	37	34	34	34	33
Tue	32	45	52	53	47	39	36	35	35	35	35	37	39	34	34	33	32
Wed	33	44	50	53	47	40	36	36	35	36	36	35	38	34	33	33	32
Thu	32	44	50	48	41	38	36	36	36	35	35	35	36	34	33	33	32
Fri	32	40	41	37	36	36	35	36	36	35	36	35	36	35	34	33	32
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	37	37	36	36	35	36	34	33	33	32
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	36	36	37	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	34	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Eastvale to Irvine (via SR-91 West and SR-261 South and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Eastvale 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 Eastvale to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 32 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Eastvale to Irvine?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (5 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (1.2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Irvine to Eastvale (return trip) · Eastvale to Los Angeles · Eastvale to Long Beach · Eastvale to Anaheim · Eastvale to Santa Ana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	45	51	51	44	38	36	36	36	36	35	36	37	34	34	34	33
Tue	32	45	52	53	47	39	36	35	35	35	35	37	39	34	34	33	32
Wed	33	44	50	53	47	40	36	36	35	36	36	35	38	34	33	33	32
Thu	32	44	50	48	41	38	36	36	36	35	35	35	36	34	33	33	32
Fri	32	40	41	37	36	36	35	36	36	35	36	35	36	35	34	33	32
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	37	37	36	36	35	36	34	33	33	32
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	36	36	37	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	45	51	51	44	38	36	36	36	36	35	36	37	34	34	34	33
Tue	32	45	52	53	47	39	36	35	35	35	35	37	39	34	34	33	32
Wed	33	44	50	53	47	40	36	36	35	36	36	35	38	34	33	33	32
Thu	32	44	50	48	41	38	36	36	36	35	35	35	36	34	33	33	32
Fri	32	40	41	37	36	36	35	36	36	35	36	35	36	35	34	33	32
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	37	37	36	36	35	36	34	33	33	32
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	36	36	37	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	45	51	51	44	38	36	36	36	36	35	36	37	34	34	34	33
Tue	32	45	52	53	47	39	36	35	35	35	35	37	39	34	34	33	32
Wed	33	44	50	53	47	40	36	36	35	36	36	35	38	34	33	33	32
Thu	32	44	50	48	41	38	36	36	36	35	35	35	36	34	33	33	32
Fri	32	40	41	37	36	36	35	36	36	35	36	35	36	35	34	33	32
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	37	37	36	36	35	36	34	33	33	32
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	36	36	37	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	34	32