Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Monterey Park

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-5 North, usually 54 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Monterey Park 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	39	41	45	48	47	44	45	45	46	56	62	64	65	58	45	42	40
Tue	40	42	47	52	48	47	45	46	50	56	64	68	67	60	48	42	40
Wed	39	41	45	47	48	46	45	47	51	57	65	71	75	69	52	44	40
Thu	40	41	45	48	47	45	45	45	46	56	66	72	68	60	54	43	40
Fri	40	42	42	44	45	46	45	51	53	59	68	69	72	58	46	43	40
Sat	40	40	41	42	42	43	44	44	45	48	47	47	47	46	43	43	40
Sun	40	41	40	40	42	42	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	44	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Irvine to Monterey Park (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.6 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Irvine to Monterey Park?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 39 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Monterey Park?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (22 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (4 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (3 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	39	41	45	48	47	44	45	45	46	56	62	64	65	58	45	42	40
Tue	40	42	47	52	48	47	45	46	50	56	64	68	67	60	48	42	40
Wed	39	41	45	47	48	46	45	47	51	57	65	71	75	69	52	44	40
Thu	40	41	45	48	47	45	45	45	46	56	66	72	68	60	54	43	40
Fri	40	42	42	44	45	46	45	51	53	59	68	69	72	58	46	43	40
Sat	40	40	41	42	42	43	44	44	45	48	47	47	47	46	43	43	40
Sun	40	41	40	40	42	42	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	44	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	45	48	47	44	45	45	46	56	62	64	65	58	45	42	40
Tue	40	42	47	52	48	47	45	46	50	56	64	68	67	60	48	42	40
Wed	39	41	45	47	48	46	45	47	51	57	65	71	75	69	52	44	40
Thu	40	41	45	48	47	45	45	45	46	56	66	72	68	60	54	43	40
Fri	40	42	42	44	45	46	45	51	53	59	68	69	72	58	46	43	40
Sat	40	40	41	42	42	43	44	44	45	48	47	47	47	46	43	43	40
Sun	40	41	40	40	42	42	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	44	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	45	48	47	44	45	45	46	56	62	64	65	58	45	42	40
Tue	40	42	47	52	48	47	45	46	50	56	64	68	67	60	48	42	40
Wed	39	41	45	47	48	46	45	47	51	57	65	71	75	69	52	44	40
Thu	40	41	45	48	47	45	45	45	46	56	66	72	68	60	54	43	40
Fri	40	42	42	44	45	46	45	51	53	59	68	69	72	58	46	43	40
Sat	40	40	41	42	42	43	44	44	45	48	47	47	47	46	43	43	40
Sun	40	41	40	40	42	42	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	44	40