Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Northridge

Right now (8:16 pm PST): about 68 minutes via I-405 North, usually 65 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 Northridge 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	63	84	99	93	91	85	77	79	82	87	95	105	108	86	68	67	64
Tue	62	121	154	135	113	103	91	84	83	91	104	115	113	92	73	67	64
Wed	62	114	164	144	115	102	90	85	86	96	108	119	115	94	76	70	64
Thu	62	113	149	127	106	104	88	87	81	92	102	118	108	88	72	67	64
Fri	62	110	134	105	97	89	98	93	94	105	108	102	97	86	74	71	64
Sat	63	65	65	70	75	82	91	89	95	93	89	88	80	78	77	73	64
Sun	63	63	65	65	67	73	81	85	101	95	92	79	79	77	76	75	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Irvine to Northridge (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 164 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (101 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Northridge 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 Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 164 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 62 to 164 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Northridge?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 164 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (22 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	63	84	99	93	91	85	77	79	82	87	95	105	108	86	68	67	64
Tue	62	121	154	135	113	103	91	84	83	91	104	115	113	92	73	67	64
Wed	62	114	164	144	115	102	90	85	86	96	108	119	115	94	76	70	64
Thu	62	113	149	127	106	104	88	87	81	92	102	118	108	88	72	67	64
Fri	62	110	134	105	97	89	98	93	94	105	108	102	97	86	74	71	64
Sat	63	65	65	70	75	82	91	89	95	93	89	88	80	78	77	73	64
Sun	63	63	65	65	67	73	81	85	101	95	92	79	79	77	76	75	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	84	99	93	91	85	77	79	82	87	95	105	108	86	68	67	64
Tue	62	121	154	135	113	103	91	84	83	91	104	115	113	92	73	67	64
Wed	62	114	164	144	115	102	90	85	86	96	108	119	115	94	76	70	64
Thu	62	113	149	127	106	104	88	87	81	92	102	118	108	88	72	67	64
Fri	62	110	134	105	97	89	98	93	94	105	108	102	97	86	74	71	64
Sat	63	65	65	70	75	82	91	89	95	93	89	88	80	78	77	73	64
Sun	63	63	65	65	67	73	81	85	101	95	92	79	79	77	76	75	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	84	99	93	91	85	77	79	82	87	95	105	108	86	68	67	64
Tue	62	121	154	135	113	103	91	84	83	91	104	115	113	92	73	67	64
Wed	62	114	164	144	115	102	90	85	86	96	108	119	115	94	76	70	64
Thu	62	113	149	127	106	104	88	87	81	92	102	118	108	88	72	67	64
Fri	62	110	134	105	97	89	98	93	94	105	108	102	97	86	74	71	64
Sat	63	65	65	70	75	82	91	89	95	93	89	88	80	78	77	73	64
Sun	63	63	65	65	67	73	81	85	101	95	92	79	79	77	76	75	66