Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Apple Valley

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 110 minutes via I-15 North, usually 95 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Apple Valley 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	87	89	92	91	94	96	95	97	98	100	103	108	105	100	97	92	87
Tue	87	90	94	93	94	95	96	97	98	100	106	107	105	100	98	92	87
Wed	87	90	93	95	94	95	95	96	96	99	103	104	102	97	95	91	86
Thu	87	90	94	93	93	94	94	96	97	99	108	111	107	102	99	93	87
Fri	87	89	89	91	94	95	95	97	102	110	119	119	113	108	103	96	88
Sat	86	87	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	91	91	91	90	86
Sun	87	86	87	87	87	89	90	90	89	90	90	90	88	88	89	89	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 94-mile drive from Irvine to Apple Valley (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (93 minutes).

About 81 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (11 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 11 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Irvine to Apple Valley?

The 94-mile drive usually takes 86 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Apple Valley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (32 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (11 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	89	92	91	94	96	95	97	98	100	103	108	105	100	97	92	87
Tue	87	90	94	93	94	95	96	97	98	100	106	107	105	100	98	92	87
Wed	87	90	93	95	94	95	95	96	96	99	103	104	102	97	95	91	86
Thu	87	90	94	93	93	94	94	96	97	99	108	111	107	102	99	93	87
Fri	87	89	89	91	94	95	95	97	102	110	119	119	113	108	103	96	88
Sat	86	87	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	91	91	91	90	86
Sun	87	86	87	87	87	89	90	90	89	90	90	90	88	88	89	89	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	89	92	91	94	96	95	97	98	100	103	108	105	100	97	92	87
Tue	87	90	94	93	94	95	96	97	98	100	106	107	105	100	98	92	87
Wed	87	90	93	95	94	95	95	96	96	99	103	104	102	97	95	91	86
Thu	87	90	94	93	93	94	94	96	97	99	108	111	107	102	99	93	87
Fri	87	89	89	91	94	95	95	97	102	110	119	119	113	108	103	96	88
Sat	86	87	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	91	91	91	90	86
Sun	87	86	87	87	87	89	90	90	89	90	90	90	88	88	89	89	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	89	92	91	94	96	95	97	98	100	103	108	105	100	97	92	87
Tue	87	90	94	93	94	95	96	97	98	100	106	107	105	100	98	92	87
Wed	87	90	93	95	94	95	95	96	96	99	103	104	102	97	95	91	86
Thu	87	90	94	93	93	94	94	96	97	99	108	111	107	102	99	93	87
Fri	87	89	89	91	94	95	95	97	102	110	119	119	113	108	103	96	88
Sat	86	87	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	91	91	91	90	86
Sun	87	86	87	87	87	89	90	90	89	90	90	90	88	88	89	89	86