Best Time to Drive from Hawthorne to Irvine

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 38 minutes via I-405 South, usually 47 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Hawthorne 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	35	42	40	35	46	45	44	51	52	52	52	54	53	56	54	52	37
Tue	36	48	42	40	48	53	53	56	59	56	56	57	59	62	60	55	40
Wed	36	46	42	39	44	56	55	58	58	53	54	54	53	54	55	54	38
Thu	35	45	43	38	43	55	56	56	57	53	51	51	51	52	51	50	38
Fri	35	44	43	41	48	49	49	49	50	52	51	50	44	51	51	52	37
Sat	36	36	38	38	39	38	38	40	40	41	43	40	40	40	40	40	37
Sun	37	37	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Hawthorne to Irvine (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 35 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hawthorne to Irvine?

Leaving around 6:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (20 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (18 miles)

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

More drives

Irvine to Hawthorne (return trip) · Hawthorne to Los Angeles · Hawthorne to Anaheim · Hawthorne to Hollywood · Hawthorne to Koreatown · Hawthorne to Murrieta · Hawthorne to South Gate · Hawthorne to Mid-City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	40	35	46	45	44	51	52	52	52	54	53	56	54	52	37
Tue	36	48	42	40	48	53	53	56	59	56	56	57	59	62	60	55	40
Wed	36	46	42	39	44	56	55	58	58	53	54	54	53	54	55	54	38
Thu	35	45	43	38	43	55	56	56	57	53	51	51	51	52	51	50	38
Fri	35	44	43	41	48	49	49	49	50	52	51	50	44	51	51	52	37
Sat	36	36	38	38	39	38	38	40	40	41	43	40	40	40	40	40	37
Sun	37	37	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	40	35	46	45	44	51	52	52	52	54	53	56	54	52	37
Tue	36	48	42	40	48	53	53	56	59	56	56	57	59	62	60	55	40
Wed	36	46	42	39	44	56	55	58	58	53	54	54	53	54	55	54	38
Thu	35	45	43	38	43	55	56	56	57	53	51	51	51	52	51	50	38
Fri	35	44	43	41	48	49	49	49	50	52	51	50	44	51	51	52	37
Sat	36	36	38	38	39	38	38	40	40	41	43	40	40	40	40	40	37
Sun	37	37	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	40	35	46	45	44	51	52	52	52	54	53	56	54	52	37
Tue	36	48	42	40	48	53	53	56	59	56	56	57	59	62	60	55	40
Wed	36	46	42	39	44	56	55	58	58	53	54	54	53	54	55	54	38
Thu	35	45	43	38	43	55	56	56	57	53	51	51	51	52	51	50	38
Fri	35	44	43	41	48	49	49	49	50	52	51	50	44	51	51	52	37
Sat	36	36	38	38	39	38	38	40	40	41	43	40	40	40	40	40	37
Sun	37	37	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	36