Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Azusa

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 49 minutes via SR-57 North, usually 46 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Azusa 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	37	50	49	49	48	46	44	44	44	48	52	54	56	52	44	40	38
Tue	38	52	53	51	49	47	45	44	47	50	54	60	65	61	50	41	38
Wed	38	52	52	49	48	48	45	46	47	49	53	56	65	61	50	41	38
Thu	38	49	51	49	48	48	46	46	46	49	52	59	62	56	49	41	38
Fri	37	45	46	45	46	45	46	47	48	50	55	56	62	54	46	41	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	41	43	43	44	43	45	45	45	43	42	41	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	41	42	42	42	41	42	42	41	41	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Irvine to Azusa (via SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm 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 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 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 Azusa (Foothill Boulevard) 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 Azusa?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 37 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Azusa?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (2 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (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	37	50	49	49	48	46	44	44	44	48	52	54	56	52	44	40	38
Tue	38	52	53	51	49	47	45	44	47	50	54	60	65	61	50	41	38
Wed	38	52	52	49	48	48	45	46	47	49	53	56	65	61	50	41	38
Thu	38	49	51	49	48	48	46	46	46	49	52	59	62	56	49	41	38
Fri	37	45	46	45	46	45	46	47	48	50	55	56	62	54	46	41	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	41	43	43	44	43	45	45	45	43	42	41	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	41	42	42	42	41	42	42	41	41	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	50	49	49	48	46	44	44	44	48	52	54	56	52	44	40	38
Tue	38	52	53	51	49	47	45	44	47	50	54	60	65	61	50	41	38
Wed	38	52	52	49	48	48	45	46	47	49	53	56	65	61	50	41	38
Thu	38	49	51	49	48	48	46	46	46	49	52	59	62	56	49	41	38
Fri	37	45	46	45	46	45	46	47	48	50	55	56	62	54	46	41	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	41	43	43	44	43	45	45	45	43	42	41	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	41	42	42	42	41	42	42	41	41	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	50	49	49	48	46	44	44	44	48	52	54	56	52	44	40	38
Tue	38	52	53	51	49	47	45	44	47	50	54	60	65	61	50	41	38
Wed	38	52	52	49	48	48	45	46	47	49	53	56	65	61	50	41	38
Thu	38	49	51	49	48	48	46	46	46	49	52	59	62	56	49	41	38
Fri	37	45	46	45	46	45	46	47	48	50	55	56	62	54	46	41	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	41	43	43	44	43	45	45	45	43	42	41	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	41	42	42	42	41	42	42	41	41	41	38