Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Beverly Hills

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 72 minutes via I-405 North, usually 71 at this time.

None 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 Beverly Hills 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	50	71	85	79	77	72	63	65	64	61	61	68	81	69	55	55	52
Tue	50	106	139	120	98	89	75	68	64	63	66	75	87	75	60	55	52
Wed	50	98	149	129	100	87	75	69	66	67	71	78	87	75	61	57	52
Thu	50	98	134	112	92	90	73	71	63	66	68	79	84	73	60	58	51
Fri	50	95	118	90	81	73	83	76	72	76	73	69	74	71	61	58	52
Sat	51	53	53	56	59	66	75	73	79	77	72	72	65	63	62	60	52
Sun	51	51	53	53	54	59	67	69	86	80	78	64	65	63	62	63	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Irvine to Beverly Hills (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 149 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (86 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Beverly Hills 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 Beverly Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Irvine to Beverly Hills?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 50 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Beverly Hills?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (29 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (22 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

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	71	85	79	77	72	63	65	64	61	61	68	81	69	55	55	52
Tue	50	106	139	120	98	89	75	68	64	63	66	75	87	75	60	55	52
Wed	50	98	149	129	100	87	75	69	66	67	71	78	87	75	61	57	52
Thu	50	98	134	112	92	90	73	71	63	66	68	79	84	73	60	58	51
Fri	50	95	118	90	81	73	83	76	72	76	73	69	74	71	61	58	52
Sat	51	53	53	56	59	66	75	73	79	77	72	72	65	63	62	60	52
Sun	51	51	53	53	54	59	67	69	86	80	78	64	65	63	62	63	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	71	85	79	77	72	63	65	64	61	61	68	81	69	55	55	52
Tue	50	106	139	120	98	89	75	68	64	63	66	75	87	75	60	55	52
Wed	50	98	149	129	100	87	75	69	66	67	71	78	87	75	61	57	52
Thu	50	98	134	112	92	90	73	71	63	66	68	79	84	73	60	58	51
Fri	50	95	118	90	81	73	83	76	72	76	73	69	74	71	61	58	52
Sat	51	53	53	56	59	66	75	73	79	77	72	72	65	63	62	60	52
Sun	51	51	53	53	54	59	67	69	86	80	78	64	65	63	62	63	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	71	85	79	77	72	63	65	64	61	61	68	81	69	55	55	52
Tue	50	106	139	120	98	89	75	68	64	63	66	75	87	75	60	55	52
Wed	50	98	149	129	100	87	75	69	66	67	71	78	87	75	61	57	52
Thu	50	98	134	112	92	90	73	71	63	66	68	79	84	73	60	58	51
Fri	50	95	118	90	81	73	83	76	72	76	73	69	74	71	61	58	52
Sat	51	53	53	56	59	66	75	73	79	77	72	72	65	63	62	60	52
Sun	51	51	53	53	54	59	67	69	86	80	78	64	65	63	62	63	54