Best Time to Drive from Encino to Irvine

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-405 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Encino 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	52	55	57	59	57	55	56	56	56	58	61	63	62	60	57	54	53
Tue	53	55	59	60	58	56	56	56	57	59	62	63	64	61	57	55	53
Wed	52	55	59	61	58	56	56	56	57	57	59	64	66	61	58	55	53
Thu	52	55	59	62	60	56	56	56	57	58	61	64	65	61	58	56	53
Fri	52	55	58	58	57	56	57	58	58	60	62	62	62	61	57	55	53
Sat	53	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	56	56	55	54	53
Sun	53	53	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	58	57	57	55	54	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Encino to Irvine (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (58 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Encino 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 Encino to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 52 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Encino to Irvine?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (20 miles)

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

More drives

Irvine to Encino (return trip) · Encino to Los Angeles · Encino to Riverside · Encino 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	52	55	57	59	57	55	56	56	56	58	61	63	62	60	57	54	53
Tue	53	55	59	60	58	56	56	56	57	59	62	63	64	61	57	55	53
Wed	52	55	59	61	58	56	56	56	57	57	59	64	66	61	58	55	53
Thu	52	55	59	62	60	56	56	56	57	58	61	64	65	61	58	56	53
Fri	52	55	58	58	57	56	57	58	58	60	62	62	62	61	57	55	53
Sat	53	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	56	56	55	54	53
Sun	53	53	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	58	57	57	55	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	55	57	59	57	55	56	56	56	58	61	63	62	60	57	54	53
Tue	53	55	59	60	58	56	56	56	57	59	62	63	64	61	57	55	53
Wed	52	55	59	61	58	56	56	56	57	57	59	64	66	61	58	55	53
Thu	52	55	59	62	60	56	56	56	57	58	61	64	65	61	58	56	53
Fri	52	55	58	58	57	56	57	58	58	60	62	62	62	61	57	55	53
Sat	53	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	56	56	55	54	53
Sun	53	53	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	58	57	57	55	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	55	57	59	57	55	56	56	56	58	61	63	62	60	57	54	53
Tue	53	55	59	60	58	56	56	56	57	59	62	63	64	61	57	55	53
Wed	52	55	59	61	58	56	56	56	57	57	59	64	66	61	58	55	53
Thu	52	55	59	62	60	56	56	56	57	58	61	64	65	61	58	56	53
Fri	52	55	58	58	57	56	57	58	58	60	62	62	62	61	57	55	53
Sat	53	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	56	56	55	54	53
Sun	53	53	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	58	57	57	55	54	52