Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Hawthorne to Irvine
Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-405 South, usually 37 at this time.
None 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 35 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Tue | 35 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 46 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 36 |
| Wed | 36 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 45 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 36 |
| Thu | 35 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 |
| Fri | 35 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 |
| Sat | 36 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 |
| Sun | 36 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 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 46 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (38 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 5 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 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Hawthorne to Irvine?
The 40-mile drive usually takes 35 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Hawthorne to Irvine?
Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 46 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