Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Mead Valley

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-241 North, usually 62 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Mead Valley 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	55	52	56	57	57	56	58	59	62	71	75	80	82	61	55	54	49
Tue	58	53	70	66	59	56	56	57	61	76	86	82	84	64	56	55	50
Wed	55	56	68	62	57	56	58	59	65	70	76	78	83	65	55	54	50
Thu	57	53	63	65	64	58	57	61	68	71	77	83	80	65	56	52	50
Fri	51	52	60	63	62	58	63	68	78	80	87	86	85	74	58	55	50
Sat	49	51	51	52	54	56	59	61	63	64	62	64	61	57	62	53	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	55	56	69	58	65	55	52	52	52	52	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Irvine to Mead Valley (via SR-91 East and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (69 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (18 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Mead Valley 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 Mead Valley?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Irvine to Mead Valley?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 49 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Mead Valley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	52	56	57	57	56	58	59	62	71	75	80	82	61	55	54	49
Tue	58	53	70	66	59	56	56	57	61	76	86	82	84	64	56	55	50
Wed	55	56	68	62	57	56	58	59	65	70	76	78	83	65	55	54	50
Thu	57	53	63	65	64	58	57	61	68	71	77	83	80	65	56	52	50
Fri	51	52	60	63	62	58	63	68	78	80	87	86	85	74	58	55	50
Sat	49	51	51	52	54	56	59	61	63	64	62	64	61	57	62	53	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	55	56	69	58	65	55	52	52	52	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	52	56	57	57	56	58	59	62	71	75	80	82	61	55	54	49
Tue	58	53	70	66	59	56	56	57	61	76	86	82	84	64	56	55	50
Wed	55	56	68	62	57	56	58	59	65	70	76	78	83	65	55	54	50
Thu	57	53	63	65	64	58	57	61	68	71	77	83	80	65	56	52	50
Fri	51	52	60	63	62	58	63	68	78	80	87	86	85	74	58	55	50
Sat	49	51	51	52	54	56	59	61	63	64	62	64	61	57	62	53	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	55	56	69	58	65	55	52	52	52	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	52	56	57	57	56	58	59	62	71	75	80	82	61	55	54	49
Tue	58	53	70	66	59	56	56	57	61	76	86	82	84	64	56	55	50
Wed	55	56	68	62	57	56	58	59	65	70	76	78	83	65	55	54	50
Thu	57	53	63	65	64	58	57	61	68	71	77	83	80	65	56	52	50
Fri	51	52	60	63	62	58	63	68	78	80	87	86	85	74	58	55	50
Sat	49	51	51	52	54	56	59	61	63	64	62	64	61	57	62	53	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	55	56	69	58	65	55	52	52	52	52	49