Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Goleta
Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 175 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 158 at this time.
Only 18% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 136 | 165 | 175 | 164 | 164 | 161 | 154 | 154 | 159 | 168 | 176 | 182 | 180 | 156 | 137 | 135 | 132 |
| Tue | 136 | 203 | 225 | 206 | 186 | 175 | 164 | 156 | 158 | 170 | 185 | 191 | 186 | 163 | 143 | 135 | 132 |
| Wed | 136 | 198 | 234 | 216 | 187 | 175 | 162 | 158 | 162 | 174 | 189 | 196 | 190 | 168 | 145 | 138 | 133 |
| Thu | 137 | 195 | 220 | 199 | 180 | 179 | 164 | 162 | 158 | 175 | 184 | 195 | 182 | 163 | 143 | 138 | 131 |
| Fri | 134 | 186 | 206 | 178 | 173 | 168 | 178 | 175 | 182 | 195 | 188 | 179 | 170 | 156 | 143 | 139 | 132 |
| Sat | 132 | 134 | 136 | 143 | 150 | 162 | 172 | 166 | 170 | 165 | 160 | 157 | 149 | 146 | 145 | 142 | 133 |
| Sun | 131 | 132 | 134 | 134 | 138 | 146 | 157 | 159 | 175 | 166 | 163 | 149 | 149 | 146 | 144 | 143 | 134 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 148-mile drive from Irvine to Goleta (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 131 minutes and up to 234 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 165 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (175 minutes).
About 141 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Goleta 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 Goleta?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 131 minutes then, versus up to 234 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Irvine to Goleta?
The 148-mile drive usually takes 131 to 234 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 165 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Irvine to Goleta?
Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 234 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 North in Los Angeles (59 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (22 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (2 miles)
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