Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Montebello

Right now (7:35 pm PST): about 42 minutes via I-405 North and I-605 North, usually 42 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Montebello 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	35	37	40	44	42	41	42	41	42	45	49	56	60	53	40	38	37
Tue	35	37	44	48	44	41	42	42	42	45	50	60	65	57	44	38	36
Wed	35	37	41	46	44	42	41	42	43	45	52	59	61	55	46	40	37
Thu	35	37	40	43	44	41	42	42	43	45	49	56	58	50	42	40	36
Fri	35	37	39	41	40	41	43	42	43	48	52	55	55	50	44	42	37
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	39	40	42	42	41	40	39	39	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	38	39	40	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Irvine to Montebello (via I-405 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Montebello 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 Montebello?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 35 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Montebello?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (20 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (3 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	35	37	40	44	42	41	42	41	42	45	49	56	60	53	40	38	37
Tue	35	37	44	48	44	41	42	42	42	45	50	60	65	57	44	38	36
Wed	35	37	41	46	44	42	41	42	43	45	52	59	61	55	46	40	37
Thu	35	37	40	43	44	41	42	42	43	45	49	56	58	50	42	40	36
Fri	35	37	39	41	40	41	43	42	43	48	52	55	55	50	44	42	37
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	39	40	42	42	41	40	39	39	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	38	39	40	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	40	44	42	41	42	41	42	45	49	56	60	53	40	38	37
Tue	35	37	44	48	44	41	42	42	42	45	50	60	65	57	44	38	36
Wed	35	37	41	46	44	42	41	42	43	45	52	59	61	55	46	40	37
Thu	35	37	40	43	44	41	42	42	43	45	49	56	58	50	42	40	36
Fri	35	37	39	41	40	41	43	42	43	48	52	55	55	50	44	42	37
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	39	40	42	42	41	40	39	39	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	38	39	40	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	40	44	42	41	42	41	42	45	49	56	60	53	40	38	37
Tue	35	37	44	48	44	41	42	42	42	45	50	60	65	57	44	38	36
Wed	35	37	41	46	44	42	41	42	43	45	52	59	61	55	46	40	37
Thu	35	37	40	43	44	41	42	42	43	45	49	56	58	50	42	40	36
Fri	35	37	39	41	40	41	43	42	43	48	52	55	55	50	44	42	37
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	39	40	42	42	41	40	39	39	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	38	39	40	41	38