Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Highland
Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-241 North, usually 64 at this time.
Only 55% 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 | 56 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 69 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 57 |
| Tue | 55 | 59 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 73 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 69 | 63 | 62 | 57 |
| Wed | 56 | 59 | 68 | 69 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 66 | 62 | 62 | 58 |
| Thu | 55 | 58 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 78 | 68 | 64 | 61 | 57 |
| Fri | 55 | 58 | 63 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 73 | 67 | 62 | 56 |
| Sat | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 56 |
| Sun | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 56 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Irvine to Highland (via SR-91 East and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).
About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Highland 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 Highland?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Irvine to Highland?
The 62-mile drive usually takes 55 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Irvine to Highland?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (5 miles)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow
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