Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Goleta

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 183 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 189 at this time.

Only 23% 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.

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 132 minutes and up to 236 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 163 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (157 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 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 132 minutes then, versus up to 236 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 148-mile drive usually takes 132 to 236 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 163 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Goleta?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 236 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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