Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Arcadia

Right now (8:03 am PDT): about 63 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 68 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Arcadia 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	44	52	62	62	58	55	56	56	56	66	77	76	77	69	52	47	45
Tue	44	56	64	68	62	59	56	57	59	70	78	85	82	73	56	48	46
Wed	44	55	62	63	61	57	56	58	62	68	78	83	87	77	62	51	46
Thu	45	55	64	64	60	57	56	56	60	70	76	81	82	70	62	49	46
Fri	44	51	57	57	56	56	57	62	70	73	80	78	81	68	55	50	46
Sat	45	47	47	47	48	51	53	54	55	55	57	57	57	56	50	49	46
Sun	45	46	46	46	47	48	50	53	53	54	53	51	51	50	50	50	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Irvine to Arcadia (via I-5 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine (Harvard Avenue) to central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 44 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Arcadia?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (21 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	52	62	62	58	55	56	56	56	66	77	76	77	69	52	47	45
Tue	44	56	64	68	62	59	56	57	59	70	78	85	82	73	56	48	46
Wed	44	55	62	63	61	57	56	58	62	68	78	83	87	77	62	51	46
Thu	45	55	64	64	60	57	56	56	60	70	76	81	82	70	62	49	46
Fri	44	51	57	57	56	56	57	62	70	73	80	78	81	68	55	50	46
Sat	45	47	47	47	48	51	53	54	55	55	57	57	57	56	50	49	46
Sun	45	46	46	46	47	48	50	53	53	54	53	51	51	50	50	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	52	62	62	58	55	56	56	56	66	77	76	77	69	52	47	45
Tue	44	56	64	68	62	59	56	57	59	70	78	85	82	73	56	48	46
Wed	44	55	62	63	61	57	56	58	62	68	78	83	87	77	62	51	46
Thu	45	55	64	64	60	57	56	56	60	70	76	81	82	70	62	49	46
Fri	44	51	57	57	56	56	57	62	70	73	80	78	81	68	55	50	46
Sat	45	47	47	47	48	51	53	54	55	55	57	57	57	56	50	49	46
Sun	45	46	46	46	47	48	50	53	53	54	53	51	51	50	50	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	52	62	62	58	55	56	56	56	66	77	76	77	69	52	47	45
Tue	44	56	64	68	62	59	56	57	59	70	78	85	82	73	56	48	46
Wed	44	55	62	63	61	57	56	58	62	68	78	83	87	77	62	51	46
Thu	45	55	64	64	60	57	56	56	60	70	76	81	82	70	62	49	46
Fri	44	51	57	57	56	56	57	62	70	73	80	78	81	68	55	50	46
Sat	45	47	47	47	48	51	53	54	55	55	57	57	57	56	50	49	46
Sun	45	46	46	46	47	48	50	53	53	54	53	51	51	50	50	50	46