Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Loma Linda

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 53 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-241 North, usually 57 at this time.

Only 31% 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 Loma Linda 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	48	51	60	59	54	54	54	56	59	65	71	72	71	60	54	53	49
Tue	48	52	65	63	57	55	54	56	58	68	74	76	73	60	55	54	49
Wed	48	51	63	64	55	54	54	57	59	68	71	73	71	59	55	54	50
Thu	48	51	63	60	55	55	55	57	60	66	73	77	73	60	55	52	49
Fri	48	51	57	57	54	55	57	61	68	72	76	76	70	64	57	54	49
Sat	48	49	49	50	50	51	53	53	53	55	56	57	57	55	53	52	49
Sun	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	52	51	51	52	52	51	51	51	52	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Irvine to Loma Linda (via SR-91 East and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 78 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 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 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 Loma Linda 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 Loma Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Irvine to Loma Linda?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 48 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Loma Linda?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 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) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	48	51	60	59	54	54	54	56	59	65	71	72	71	60	54	53	49
Tue	48	52	65	63	57	55	54	56	58	68	74	76	73	60	55	54	49
Wed	48	51	63	64	55	54	54	57	59	68	71	73	71	59	55	54	50
Thu	48	51	63	60	55	55	55	57	60	66	73	77	73	60	55	52	49
Fri	48	51	57	57	54	55	57	61	68	72	76	76	70	64	57	54	49
Sat	48	49	49	50	50	51	53	53	53	55	56	57	57	55	53	52	49
Sun	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	52	51	51	52	52	51	51	51	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	60	59	54	54	54	56	59	65	71	72	71	60	54	53	49
Tue	48	52	65	63	57	55	54	56	58	68	74	76	73	60	55	54	49
Wed	48	51	63	64	55	54	54	57	59	68	71	73	71	59	55	54	50
Thu	48	51	63	60	55	55	55	57	60	66	73	77	73	60	55	52	49
Fri	48	51	57	57	54	55	57	61	68	72	76	76	70	64	57	54	49
Sat	48	49	49	50	50	51	53	53	53	55	56	57	57	55	53	52	49
Sun	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	52	51	51	52	52	51	51	51	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	60	59	54	54	54	56	59	65	71	72	71	60	54	53	49
Tue	48	52	65	63	57	55	54	56	58	68	74	76	73	60	55	54	49
Wed	48	51	63	64	55	54	54	57	59	68	71	73	71	59	55	54	50
Thu	48	51	63	60	55	55	55	57	60	66	73	77	73	60	55	52	49
Fri	48	51	57	57	54	55	57	61	68	72	76	76	70	64	57	54	49
Sat	48	49	49	50	50	51	53	53	53	55	56	57	57	55	53	52	49
Sun	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	52	51	51	52	52	51	51	51	52	48