Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Hacienda Heights

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via SR-57 North, usually 44 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Hacienda Heights 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	35	36	37	41	41	39	39	39	40	46	50	56	56	50	38	37	35
Tue	35	36	38	42	41	42	41	41	43	46	52	64	63	52	41	37	36
Wed	34	36	38	41	41	41	40	41	44	48	51	58	70	60	46	39	36
Thu	35	36	37	40	42	42	40	40	40	46	51	61	63	50	44	37	36
Fri	34	36	38	39	40	40	40	42	44	49	55	57	66	44	38	37	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	38	37	37	36
Sun	35	36	35	35	36	36	38	37	37	38	37	38	37	37	37	37	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Irvine to Hacienda Heights (via SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Irvine to Hacienda Heights?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 34 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Hacienda Heights?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 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	35	36	37	41	41	39	39	39	40	46	50	56	56	50	38	37	35
Tue	35	36	38	42	41	42	41	41	43	46	52	64	63	52	41	37	36
Wed	34	36	38	41	41	41	40	41	44	48	51	58	70	60	46	39	36
Thu	35	36	37	40	42	42	40	40	40	46	51	61	63	50	44	37	36
Fri	34	36	38	39	40	40	40	42	44	49	55	57	66	44	38	37	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	38	37	37	36
Sun	35	36	35	35	36	36	38	37	37	38	37	38	37	37	37	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	37	41	41	39	39	39	40	46	50	56	56	50	38	37	35
Tue	35	36	38	42	41	42	41	41	43	46	52	64	63	52	41	37	36
Wed	34	36	38	41	41	41	40	41	44	48	51	58	70	60	46	39	36
Thu	35	36	37	40	42	42	40	40	40	46	51	61	63	50	44	37	36
Fri	34	36	38	39	40	40	40	42	44	49	55	57	66	44	38	37	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	38	37	37	36
Sun	35	36	35	35	36	36	38	37	37	38	37	38	37	37	37	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	37	41	41	39	39	39	40	46	50	56	56	50	38	37	35
Tue	35	36	38	42	41	42	41	41	43	46	52	64	63	52	41	37	36
Wed	34	36	38	41	41	41	40	41	44	48	51	58	70	60	46	39	36
Thu	35	36	37	40	42	42	40	40	40	46	51	61	63	50	44	37	36
Fri	34	36	38	39	40	40	40	42	44	49	55	57	66	44	38	37	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	38	37	37	36
Sun	35	36	35	35	36	36	38	37	37	38	37	38	37	37	37	37	35