Best Time to Drive from Irvine to La Habra

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via SR-57 North and I-405 North, usually 36 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 La Habra 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	27	29	32	36	35	31	31	32	34	39	41	45	44	41	29	29	28
Tue	27	30	33	37	35	35	33	33	36	39	44	47	43	39	32	29	28
Wed	27	30	33	35	36	36	33	35	37	41	43	47	52	50	37	31	28
Thu	27	29	32	34	34	33	34	33	34	38	43	45	44	39	36	29	28
Fri	27	30	33	33	34	33	32	35	37	41	45	45	48	36	30	29	27
Sat	27	28	28	28	29	30	31	32	32	32	33	32	32	31	29	29	28
Sun	27	28	28	28	28	28	30	30	31	31	31	30	29	29	29	29	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Irvine to La Habra (via SR-57 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 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 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central La Habra 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 Habra?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Irvine to La Habra?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 27 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to La Habra?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (9 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) · 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
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