Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Azusa

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via SR-57 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 7% 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.

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Irvine to Azusa (via SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 5 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 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Azusa to Irvine

Freeway, about 37 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 6 to 11 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Irvine (Harvard Avenue) to central Azusa (Foothill Boulevard) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	38	49	48	48	46	45	44	44	45	48	54	57	59	53	42	40	38
Tue	38	50	51	49	48	46	45	44	47	49	55	58	60	56	46	41	38
Wed	38	50	51	50	48	48	45	45	45	49	56	59	62	57	46	41	39
Thu	38	50	51	49	48	47	46	46	47	50	56	60	60	55	46	41	38
Fri	38	44	45	45	45	45	46	47	51	56	60	60	60	52	45	41	38
Sat	38	39	39	40	40	41	43	44	44	45	46	46	45	43	41	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	41	38

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 38 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 38 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Azusa?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	49	48	48	46	45	44	44	45	48	54	57	59	53	42	40	38
Tue	38	50	51	49	48	46	45	44	47	49	55	58	60	56	46	41	38
Wed	38	50	51	50	48	48	45	45	45	49	56	59	62	57	46	41	39
Thu	38	50	51	49	48	47	46	46	47	50	56	60	60	55	46	41	38
Fri	38	44	45	45	45	45	46	47	51	56	60	60	60	52	45	41	38
Sat	38	39	39	40	40	41	43	44	44	45	46	46	45	43	41	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	49	48	48	46	45	44	44	45	48	54	57	59	53	42	40	38
Tue	38	50	51	49	48	46	45	44	47	49	55	58	60	56	46	41	38
Wed	38	50	51	50	48	48	45	45	45	49	56	59	62	57	46	41	39
Thu	38	50	51	49	48	47	46	46	47	50	56	60	60	55	46	41	38
Fri	38	44	45	45	45	45	46	47	51	56	60	60	60	52	45	41	38
Sat	38	39	39	40	40	41	43	44	44	45	46	46	45	43	41	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	49	48	48	46	45	44	44	45	48	54	57	59	53	42	40	38
Tue	38	50	51	49	48	46	45	44	47	49	55	58	60	56	46	41	38
Wed	38	50	51	50	48	48	45	45	45	49	56	59	62	57	46	41	39
Thu	38	50	51	49	48	47	46	46	47	50	56	60	60	55	46	41	38
Fri	38	44	45	45	45	45	46	47	51	56	60	60	60	52	45	41	38
Sat	38	39	39	40	40	41	43	44	44	45	46	46	45	43	41	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	41	38