Best Time to Drive from Inglewood to Irvine

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 38 minutes via I-405 South.

Only 4% 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 Inglewood 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	38	42	41	41	47	44	44	49	53	65	79	81	76	74	55	47	38
Tue	39	44	42	49	56	53	52	53	97	131	176	184	155	111	69	50	39
Wed	38	44	42	50	51	52	51	54	90	152	183	174	146	114	73	54	39
Thu	38	44	43	47	47	51	52	56	77	143	151	123	95	73	59	54	39
Fri	38	43	42	52	47	48	48	65	119	127	103	71	47	55	50	49	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	41	43	50	53	56	61	51	50	42	42	42	39
Sun	39	39	38	39	40	40	41	42	45	47	46	43	44	42	42	42	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Inglewood to Irvine (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 185 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 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 Inglewood 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 Inglewood to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 185 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 38 to 185 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Inglewood to Irvine?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 185 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (21 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	41	41	47	44	44	49	53	65	79	81	76	74	55	47	38
Tue	39	44	42	49	56	53	52	53	97	131	176	184	155	111	69	50	39
Wed	38	44	42	50	51	52	51	54	90	152	183	174	146	114	73	54	39
Thu	38	44	43	47	47	51	52	56	77	143	151	123	95	73	59	54	39
Fri	38	43	42	52	47	48	48	65	119	127	103	71	47	55	50	49	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	41	43	50	53	56	61	51	50	42	42	42	39
Sun	39	39	38	39	40	40	41	42	45	47	46	43	44	42	42	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	41	41	47	44	44	49	53	65	79	81	76	74	55	47	38
Tue	39	44	42	49	56	53	52	53	97	131	176	184	155	111	69	50	39
Wed	38	44	42	50	51	52	51	54	90	152	183	174	146	114	73	54	39
Thu	38	44	43	47	47	51	52	56	77	143	151	123	95	73	59	54	39
Fri	38	43	42	52	47	48	48	65	119	127	103	71	47	55	50	49	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	41	43	50	53	56	61	51	50	42	42	42	39
Sun	39	39	38	39	40	40	41	42	45	47	46	43	44	42	42	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	41	41	47	44	44	49	53	65	79	81	76	74	55	47	38
Tue	39	44	42	49	56	53	52	53	97	131	176	184	155	111	69	50	39
Wed	38	44	42	50	51	52	51	54	90	152	183	174	146	114	73	54	39
Thu	38	44	43	47	47	51	52	56	77	143	151	123	95	73	59	54	39
Fri	38	43	42	52	47	48	48	65	119	127	103	71	47	55	50	49	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	41	43	50	53	56	61	51	50	42	42	42	39
Sun	39	39	38	39	40	40	41	42	45	47	46	43	44	42	42	42	39