Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Agoura

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 110 minutes via I-405 North and US-101 North, usually 92 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Irvine to Agoura 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	69	96	116	106	103	96	87	91	101	119	132	136	124	94	77	74	71
Tue	69	125	158	139	118	108	97	90	95	115	137	141	128	103	81	74	70
Wed	69	118	168	148	120	107	95	92	97	119	138	146	131	105	82	77	71
Thu	70	119	151	130	109	108	94	96	92	110	129	141	121	98	80	74	70
Fri	69	117	139	111	104	96	109	103	109	126	133	125	112	96	81	78	71
Sat	70	72	72	76	82	90	101	97	107	104	99	95	88	84	83	80	70
Sun	69	69	72	71	73	79	89	91	109	107	99	82	82	79	82	79	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Irvine to Agoura (via I-405 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 168 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (109 minutes).

About 78 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.6 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Agoura 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 Irvine to Agoura?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 168 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 69 to 168 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Agoura?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 168 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (22 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	69	96	116	106	103	96	87	91	101	119	132	136	124	94	77	74	71
Tue	69	125	158	139	118	108	97	90	95	115	137	141	128	103	81	74	70
Wed	69	118	168	148	120	107	95	92	97	119	138	146	131	105	82	77	71
Thu	70	119	151	130	109	108	94	96	92	110	129	141	121	98	80	74	70
Fri	69	117	139	111	104	96	109	103	109	126	133	125	112	96	81	78	71
Sat	70	72	72	76	82	90	101	97	107	104	99	95	88	84	83	80	70
Sun	69	69	72	71	73	79	89	91	109	107	99	82	82	79	82	79	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	96	116	106	103	96	87	91	101	119	132	136	124	94	77	74	71
Tue	69	125	158	139	118	108	97	90	95	115	137	141	128	103	81	74	70
Wed	69	118	168	148	120	107	95	92	97	119	138	146	131	105	82	77	71
Thu	70	119	151	130	109	108	94	96	92	110	129	141	121	98	80	74	70
Fri	69	117	139	111	104	96	109	103	109	126	133	125	112	96	81	78	71
Sat	70	72	72	76	82	90	101	97	107	104	99	95	88	84	83	80	70
Sun	69	69	72	71	73	79	89	91	109	107	99	82	82	79	82	79	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	96	116	106	103	96	87	91	101	119	132	136	124	94	77	74	71
Tue	69	125	158	139	118	108	97	90	95	115	137	141	128	103	81	74	70
Wed	69	118	168	148	120	107	95	92	97	119	138	146	131	105	82	77	71
Thu	70	119	151	130	109	108	94	96	92	110	129	141	121	98	80	74	70
Fri	69	117	139	111	104	96	109	103	109	126	133	125	112	96	81	78	71
Sat	70	72	72	76	82	90	101	97	107	104	99	95	88	84	83	80	70
Sun	69	69	72	71	73	79	89	91	109	107	99	82	82	79	82	79	69