Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Compton

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-405 North, usually 37 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 Compton 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	34	35	38	39	36	36	38	39	40	42	45	49	43	37	36	34
Tue	34	35	36	40	39	38	38	38	39	40	43	50	62	54	39	36	34
Wed	34	35	35	38	40	38	39	40	40	40	44	53	53	50	40	37	34
Thu	34	35	36	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	50	51	50	41	36	34
Fri	34	35	36	37	39	38	38	38	39	41	46	48	50	44	40	37	35
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	39	40	39	39	38	39	38	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Irvine to Compton (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 34 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Compton?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (22 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-405 South 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	34	34	35	38	39	36	36	38	39	40	42	45	49	43	37	36	34
Tue	34	35	36	40	39	38	38	38	39	40	43	50	62	54	39	36	34
Wed	34	35	35	38	40	38	39	40	40	40	44	53	53	50	40	37	34
Thu	34	35	36	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	50	51	50	41	36	34
Fri	34	35	36	37	39	38	38	38	39	41	46	48	50	44	40	37	35
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	39	40	39	39	38	39	38	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	34	35	38	39	36	36	38	39	40	42	45	49	43	37	36	34
Tue	34	35	36	40	39	38	38	38	39	40	43	50	62	54	39	36	34
Wed	34	35	35	38	40	38	39	40	40	40	44	53	53	50	40	37	34
Thu	34	35	36	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	50	51	50	41	36	34
Fri	34	35	36	37	39	38	38	38	39	41	46	48	50	44	40	37	35
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	39	40	39	39	38	39	38	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	34	35	38	39	36	36	38	39	40	42	45	49	43	37	36	34
Tue	34	35	36	40	39	38	38	38	39	40	43	50	62	54	39	36	34
Wed	34	35	35	38	40	38	39	40	40	40	44	53	53	50	40	37	34
Thu	34	35	36	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	50	51	50	41	36	34
Fri	34	35	36	37	39	38	38	38	39	41	46	48	50	44	40	37	35
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	39	40	39	39	38	39	38	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	34