Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Monrovia

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 71 minutes via I-605 North and I-405 North, usually 65 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Monrovia 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	46	54	62	64	60	58	59	59	59	64	72	75	72	65	54	50	47
Tue	46	56	66	71	64	59	57	58	58	67	73	77	82	73	57	50	47
Wed	46	57	62	67	63	59	58	58	59	66	71	77	75	71	59	51	47
Thu	46	56	64	66	63	60	59	59	63	70	73	77	78	69	58	52	48
Fri	46	53	58	59	59	59	62	62	67	71	75	75	73	66	58	53	48
Sat	47	48	48	49	50	53	55	56	57	59	59	60	58	55	52	51	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	49	51	54	54	55	54	53	52	52	51	51	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Irvine to Monrovia (via I-605 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 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 Monrovia 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 Monrovia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Irvine to Monrovia?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 46 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Monrovia?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (20 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	46	54	62	64	60	58	59	59	59	64	72	75	72	65	54	50	47
Tue	46	56	66	71	64	59	57	58	58	67	73	77	82	73	57	50	47
Wed	46	57	62	67	63	59	58	58	59	66	71	77	75	71	59	51	47
Thu	46	56	64	66	63	60	59	59	63	70	73	77	78	69	58	52	48
Fri	46	53	58	59	59	59	62	62	67	71	75	75	73	66	58	53	48
Sat	47	48	48	49	50	53	55	56	57	59	59	60	58	55	52	51	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	49	51	54	54	55	54	53	52	52	51	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	54	62	64	60	58	59	59	59	64	72	75	72	65	54	50	47
Tue	46	56	66	71	64	59	57	58	58	67	73	77	82	73	57	50	47
Wed	46	57	62	67	63	59	58	58	59	66	71	77	75	71	59	51	47
Thu	46	56	64	66	63	60	59	59	63	70	73	77	78	69	58	52	48
Fri	46	53	58	59	59	59	62	62	67	71	75	75	73	66	58	53	48
Sat	47	48	48	49	50	53	55	56	57	59	59	60	58	55	52	51	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	49	51	54	54	55	54	53	52	52	51	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	54	62	64	60	58	59	59	59	64	72	75	72	65	54	50	47
Tue	46	56	66	71	64	59	57	58	58	67	73	77	82	73	57	50	47
Wed	46	57	62	67	63	59	58	58	59	66	71	77	75	71	59	51	47
Thu	46	56	64	66	63	60	59	59	63	70	73	77	78	69	58	52	48
Fri	46	53	58	59	59	59	62	62	67	71	75	75	73	66	58	53	48
Sat	47	48	48	49	50	53	55	56	57	59	59	60	58	55	52	51	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	49	51	54	54	55	54	53	52	52	51	51	47