Best Time to Drive from Fallbrook to Irvine

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 69 minutes via I-5 North, usually 66 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Fallbrook 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	64	67	75	72	71	70	70	70	70	69	69	70	69	67	67	66	64
Tue	64	67	74	74	71	71	70	70	70	70	69	72	71	68	67	66	65
Wed	64	67	73	74	71	73	72	72	70	70	70	71	72	69	68	66	65
Thu	64	67	73	73	69	72	71	71	71	70	70	71	71	69	68	67	66
Fri	64	67	72	71	70	71	70	73	72	72	72	71	70	70	68	67	64
Sat	65	65	65	68	69	71	75	78	75	74	72	72	70	69	69	68	65
Sun	65	65	65	66	68	70	76	77	77	77	76	73	71	70	70	69	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Fallbrook to Irvine (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (78 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (21 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fallbrook 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 Fallbrook to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 64 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fallbrook to Irvine?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (23 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-76 West in San Diego (2 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (1.2 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Irvine to Fallbrook (return trip) · Fallbrook to San Diego · Fallbrook to Long Beach · Fallbrook to Anaheim · Fallbrook to Riverside · Fallbrook to Santa Ana · Fallbrook to Chula Vista

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	67	75	72	71	70	70	70	70	69	69	70	69	67	67	66	64
Tue	64	67	74	74	71	71	70	70	70	70	69	72	71	68	67	66	65
Wed	64	67	73	74	71	73	72	72	70	70	70	71	72	69	68	66	65
Thu	64	67	73	73	69	72	71	71	71	70	70	71	71	69	68	67	66
Fri	64	67	72	71	70	71	70	73	72	72	72	71	70	70	68	67	64
Sat	65	65	65	68	69	71	75	78	75	74	72	72	70	69	69	68	65
Sun	65	65	65	66	68	70	76	77	77	77	76	73	71	70	70	69	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	67	75	72	71	70	70	70	70	69	69	70	69	67	67	66	64
Tue	64	67	74	74	71	71	70	70	70	70	69	72	71	68	67	66	65
Wed	64	67	73	74	71	73	72	72	70	70	70	71	72	69	68	66	65
Thu	64	67	73	73	69	72	71	71	71	70	70	71	71	69	68	67	66
Fri	64	67	72	71	70	71	70	73	72	72	72	71	70	70	68	67	64
Sat	65	65	65	68	69	71	75	78	75	74	72	72	70	69	69	68	65
Sun	65	65	65	66	68	70	76	77	77	77	76	73	71	70	70	69	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	67	75	72	71	70	70	70	70	69	69	70	69	67	67	66	64
Tue	64	67	74	74	71	71	70	70	70	70	69	72	71	68	67	66	65
Wed	64	67	73	74	71	73	72	72	70	70	70	71	72	69	68	66	65
Thu	64	67	73	73	69	72	71	71	71	70	70	71	71	69	68	67	66
Fri	64	67	72	71	70	71	70	73	72	72	72	71	70	70	68	67	64
Sat	65	65	65	68	69	71	75	78	75	74	72	72	70	69	69	68	65
Sun	65	65	65	66	68	70	76	77	77	77	76	73	71	70	70	69	64