Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Hawthorne

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-405 North, usually 41 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 Hawthorne 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	38	38	39	42	43	40	40	42	43	44	47	51	54	48	42	40	38
Tue	38	38	39	43	43	42	42	43	43	45	49	58	68	60	43	40	38
Wed	38	38	39	41	43	43	44	45	44	45	50	60	60	54	44	41	38
Thu	38	38	40	42	43	43	44	43	45	46	47	57	56	54	46	41	38
Fri	38	39	39	41	43	42	42	42	44	45	51	52	55	49	44	41	39
Sat	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	45	45	44	44	43	44	43	42	41	38
Sun	38	39	38	38	40	41	43	44	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Irvine to Hawthorne (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile 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 Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 38 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Hawthorne?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (22 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (18 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	38	38	39	42	43	40	40	42	43	44	47	51	54	48	42	40	38
Tue	38	38	39	43	43	42	42	43	43	45	49	58	68	60	43	40	38
Wed	38	38	39	41	43	43	44	45	44	45	50	60	60	54	44	41	38
Thu	38	38	40	42	43	43	44	43	45	46	47	57	56	54	46	41	38
Fri	38	39	39	41	43	42	42	42	44	45	51	52	55	49	44	41	39
Sat	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	45	45	44	44	43	44	43	42	41	38
Sun	38	39	38	38	40	41	43	44	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	39	42	43	40	40	42	43	44	47	51	54	48	42	40	38
Tue	38	38	39	43	43	42	42	43	43	45	49	58	68	60	43	40	38
Wed	38	38	39	41	43	43	44	45	44	45	50	60	60	54	44	41	38
Thu	38	38	40	42	43	43	44	43	45	46	47	57	56	54	46	41	38
Fri	38	39	39	41	43	42	42	42	44	45	51	52	55	49	44	41	39
Sat	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	45	45	44	44	43	44	43	42	41	38
Sun	38	39	38	38	40	41	43	44	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	39	42	43	40	40	42	43	44	47	51	54	48	42	40	38
Tue	38	38	39	43	43	42	42	43	43	45	49	58	68	60	43	40	38
Wed	38	38	39	41	43	43	44	45	44	45	50	60	60	54	44	41	38
Thu	38	38	40	42	43	43	44	43	45	46	47	57	56	54	46	41	38
Fri	38	39	39	41	43	42	42	42	44	45	51	52	55	49	44	41	39
Sat	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	45	45	44	44	43	44	43	42	41	38
Sun	38	39	38	38	40	41	43	44	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	38