Best Time to Drive from Irvine to La Cañada Flintridge

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-5 North, usually 75 at this time.

Only 44% 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 La Cañada Flintridge 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	50	62	68	72	70	64	63	63	64	69	72	76	75	71	58	52	50
Tue	50	63	70	77	73	67	64	63	65	69	75	80	80	77	60	54	51
Wed	50	60	67	71	71	66	63	63	66	69	76	82	84	82	65	55	51
Thu	51	61	68	72	71	64	64	63	63	68	75	81	82	77	67	56	52
Fri	50	61	63	66	66	63	64	67	71	73	80	82	83	77	63	57	51
Sat	50	51	53	54	59	62	64	63	65	65	67	68	63	65	64	57	52
Sun	50	51	51	51	53	56	60	63	63	65	65	62	63	64	64	59	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Irvine to La Cañada Flintridge (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central La Cañada Flintridge 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 La Cañada Flintridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Irvine to La Cañada Flintridge?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 50 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to La Cañada Flintridge?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (22 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-2 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (4 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	62	68	72	70	64	63	63	64	69	72	76	75	71	58	52	50
Tue	50	63	70	77	73	67	64	63	65	69	75	80	80	77	60	54	51
Wed	50	60	67	71	71	66	63	63	66	69	76	82	84	82	65	55	51
Thu	51	61	68	72	71	64	64	63	63	68	75	81	82	77	67	56	52
Fri	50	61	63	66	66	63	64	67	71	73	80	82	83	77	63	57	51
Sat	50	51	53	54	59	62	64	63	65	65	67	68	63	65	64	57	52
Sun	50	51	51	51	53	56	60	63	63	65	65	62	63	64	64	59	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	62	68	72	70	64	63	63	64	69	72	76	75	71	58	52	50
Tue	50	63	70	77	73	67	64	63	65	69	75	80	80	77	60	54	51
Wed	50	60	67	71	71	66	63	63	66	69	76	82	84	82	65	55	51
Thu	51	61	68	72	71	64	64	63	63	68	75	81	82	77	67	56	52
Fri	50	61	63	66	66	63	64	67	71	73	80	82	83	77	63	57	51
Sat	50	51	53	54	59	62	64	63	65	65	67	68	63	65	64	57	52
Sun	50	51	51	51	53	56	60	63	63	65	65	62	63	64	64	59	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	62	68	72	70	64	63	63	64	69	72	76	75	71	58	52	50
Tue	50	63	70	77	73	67	64	63	65	69	75	80	80	77	60	54	51
Wed	50	60	67	71	71	66	63	63	66	69	76	82	84	82	65	55	51
Thu	51	61	68	72	71	64	64	63	63	68	75	81	82	77	67	56	52
Fri	50	61	63	66	66	63	64	67	71	73	80	82	83	77	63	57	51
Sat	50	51	53	54	59	62	64	63	65	65	67	68	63	65	64	57	52
Sun	50	51	51	51	53	56	60	63	63	65	65	62	63	64	64	59	52