Best Time to Drive from Hacienda Heights to Irvine

Right now (8:50 pm PST): about 33 minutes via SR-57 South and SR-60 East, usually 32 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Hacienda Heights 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	31	37	49	52	45	37	36	36	37	37	38	39	44	37	34	32	32
Tue	31	39	54	56	47	40	39	39	38	38	39	44	51	40	34	33	32
Wed	31	39	53	56	48	43	39	39	37	37	39	41	51	41	35	33	32
Thu	31	38	51	51	46	40	39	38	39	37	38	41	45	38	34	32	32
Fri	31	37	47	45	41	38	37	38	37	39	39	41	42	39	35	33	32
Sat	32	32	33	33	34	36	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	36	34	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Hacienda Heights to Irvine (via SR-57 South and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hacienda Heights to Irvine?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 31 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hacienda Heights to Irvine?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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

More drives

Irvine to Hacienda Heights (return trip) · Hacienda Heights to Los Angeles · Hacienda Heights to Long Beach · Hacienda Heights to Riverside · Hacienda Heights to Santa Ana · Hacienda Heights to San Bernardino · Hacienda Heights to Fontana · Hacienda Heights to Moreno Valley · Hacienda Heights to Huntington Beach · Hacienda Heights to Glendale · Hacienda Heights to Santa Clarita · Hacienda Heights to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	37	49	52	45	37	36	36	37	37	38	39	44	37	34	32	32
Tue	31	39	54	56	47	40	39	39	38	38	39	44	51	40	34	33	32
Wed	31	39	53	56	48	43	39	39	37	37	39	41	51	41	35	33	32
Thu	31	38	51	51	46	40	39	38	39	37	38	41	45	38	34	32	32
Fri	31	37	47	45	41	38	37	38	37	39	39	41	42	39	35	33	32
Sat	32	32	33	33	34	36	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	36	34	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	37	49	52	45	37	36	36	37	37	38	39	44	37	34	32	32
Tue	31	39	54	56	47	40	39	39	38	38	39	44	51	40	34	33	32
Wed	31	39	53	56	48	43	39	39	37	37	39	41	51	41	35	33	32
Thu	31	38	51	51	46	40	39	38	39	37	38	41	45	38	34	32	32
Fri	31	37	47	45	41	38	37	38	37	39	39	41	42	39	35	33	32
Sat	32	32	33	33	34	36	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	36	34	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	37	49	52	45	37	36	36	37	37	38	39	44	37	34	32	32
Tue	31	39	54	56	47	40	39	39	38	38	39	44	51	40	34	33	32
Wed	31	39	53	56	48	43	39	39	37	37	39	41	51	41	35	33	32
Thu	31	38	51	51	46	40	39	38	39	37	38	41	45	38	34	32	32
Fri	31	37	47	45	41	38	37	38	37	39	39	41	42	39	35	33	32
Sat	32	32	33	33	34	36	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	36	34	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	32