Best Time to Drive from Inglewood to Irvine

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-405 South, usually 42 at this time.

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	39	42	43	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	44	40	39	39	38
Tue	38	40	42	44	42	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	48	42	39	39	38
Wed	38	40	43	44	42	41	41	41	41	40	40	41	47	41	39	39	38
Thu	38	40	43	44	43	41	41	41	41	40	40	41	44	40	39	39	38
Fri	38	40	42	42	41	40	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	38

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 48 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (41 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 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 38 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Inglewood to Irvine?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 48 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

More drives

Irvine to Inglewood (return trip) · Inglewood to Los Angeles · Inglewood to Whittier · Inglewood to Long Beach · Inglewood to Anaheim · Inglewood to Riverside · Inglewood to Santa Ana · Inglewood to San Bernardino · Inglewood to Fontana · Inglewood to Oxnard · Inglewood to Moreno Valley · Inglewood to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	42	43	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	44	40	39	39	38
Tue	38	40	42	44	42	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	48	42	39	39	38
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Fri	38	40	42	42	41	40	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	38	40	42	44	42	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	48	42	39	39	38
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Fri	38	40	42	42	41	40	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	42	43	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	44	40	39	39	38
Tue	38	40	42	44	42	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	48	42	39	39	38
Wed	38	40	43	44	42	41	41	41	41	40	40	41	47	41	39	39	38
Thu	38	40	43	44	43	41	41	41	41	40	40	41	44	40	39	39	38
Fri	38	40	42	42	41	40	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	38