Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Encino

Right now (11:20 am PST): about 71 minutes via I-405 North, usually 85 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 Encino 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	57	78	92	86	85	79	71	73	74	74	77	81	92	78	61	60	57
Tue	56	115	147	129	108	98	86	78	76	80	85	94	101	85	66	60	57
Wed	56	107	157	138	109	97	85	80	80	85	94	101	104	85	68	62	57
Thu	56	106	140	119	99	97	81	78	72	83	88	104	100	85	67	63	56
Fri	56	104	128	98	93	82	93	88	88	95	95	82	85	80	67	64	57
Sat	56	58	59	65	72	79	88	86	92	90	86	86	77	75	73	67	57
Sun	56	56	58	58	61	68	77	80	97	92	89	76	76	73	70	69	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Irvine to Encino (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 157 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (97 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Encino 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 Encino?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 157 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 56 to 157 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Encino?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 157 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (36 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	78	92	86	85	79	71	73	74	74	77	81	92	78	61	60	57
Tue	56	115	147	129	108	98	86	78	76	80	85	94	101	85	66	60	57
Wed	56	107	157	138	109	97	85	80	80	85	94	101	104	85	68	62	57
Thu	56	106	140	119	99	97	81	78	72	83	88	104	100	85	67	63	56
Fri	56	104	128	98	93	82	93	88	88	95	95	82	85	80	67	64	57
Sat	56	58	59	65	72	79	88	86	92	90	86	86	77	75	73	67	57
Sun	56	56	58	58	61	68	77	80	97	92	89	76	76	73	70	69	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	78	92	86	85	79	71	73	74	74	77	81	92	78	61	60	57
Tue	56	115	147	129	108	98	86	78	76	80	85	94	101	85	66	60	57
Wed	56	107	157	138	109	97	85	80	80	85	94	101	104	85	68	62	57
Thu	56	106	140	119	99	97	81	78	72	83	88	104	100	85	67	63	56
Fri	56	104	128	98	93	82	93	88	88	95	95	82	85	80	67	64	57
Sat	56	58	59	65	72	79	88	86	92	90	86	86	77	75	73	67	57
Sun	56	56	58	58	61	68	77	80	97	92	89	76	76	73	70	69	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	78	92	86	85	79	71	73	74	74	77	81	92	78	61	60	57
Tue	56	115	147	129	108	98	86	78	76	80	85	94	101	85	66	60	57
Wed	56	107	157	138	109	97	85	80	80	85	94	101	104	85	68	62	57
Thu	56	106	140	119	99	97	81	78	72	83	88	104	100	85	67	63	56
Fri	56	104	128	98	93	82	93	88	88	95	95	82	85	80	67	64	57
Sat	56	58	59	65	72	79	88	86	92	90	86	86	77	75	73	67	57
Sun	56	56	58	58	61	68	77	80	97	92	89	76	76	73	70	69	59