Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Chino Hills

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via SR-241 North, usually 45 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Chino 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	34	36	42	40	39	38	38	38	39	42	46	48	48	41	39	37	35
Tue	35	36	42	40	39	39	39	39	39	42	46	47	45	41	40	39	35
Wed	34	36	42	41	40	39	38	39	39	42	45	47	47	42	39	38	36
Thu	35	36	43	41	39	39	39	39	40	42	47	49	46	41	40	38	35
Fri	34	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	45	48	47	46	45	40	40	38	36
Sat	35	36	35	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	42	44	41	39	39	38	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	37	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Irvine to Chino Hills (via SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Chino 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 Chino Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Chino Hills?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (7 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (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	34	36	42	40	39	38	38	38	39	42	46	48	48	41	39	37	35
Tue	35	36	42	40	39	39	39	39	39	42	46	47	45	41	40	39	35
Wed	34	36	42	41	40	39	38	39	39	42	45	47	47	42	39	38	36
Thu	35	36	43	41	39	39	39	39	40	42	47	49	46	41	40	38	35
Fri	34	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	45	48	47	46	45	40	40	38	36
Sat	35	36	35	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	42	44	41	39	39	38	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	42	40	39	38	38	38	39	42	46	48	48	41	39	37	35
Tue	35	36	42	40	39	39	39	39	39	42	46	47	45	41	40	39	35
Wed	34	36	42	41	40	39	38	39	39	42	45	47	47	42	39	38	36
Thu	35	36	43	41	39	39	39	39	40	42	47	49	46	41	40	38	35
Fri	34	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	45	48	47	46	45	40	40	38	36
Sat	35	36	35	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	42	44	41	39	39	38	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	42	40	39	38	38	38	39	42	46	48	48	41	39	37	35
Tue	35	36	42	40	39	39	39	39	39	42	46	47	45	41	40	39	35
Wed	34	36	42	41	40	39	38	39	39	42	45	47	47	42	39	38	36
Thu	35	36	43	41	39	39	39	39	40	42	47	49	46	41	40	38	35
Fri	34	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	45	48	47	46	45	40	40	38	36
Sat	35	36	35	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	42	44	41	39	39	38	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	37	35