Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Pico Rivera

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-5 North, usually 43 at this time.

Only 62% 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 Pico Rivera 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	31	32	36	38	38	36	36	36	37	46	49	53	52	49	35	33	32
Tue	31	33	37	42	39	38	37	38	40	44	51	56	54	48	38	33	32
Wed	31	33	36	38	40	38	37	39	42	46	52	58	62	58	43	36	32
Thu	31	32	36	38	38	37	37	37	38	45	52	56	55	47	43	34	32
Fri	31	33	35	36	36	37	37	40	43	48	55	54	59	46	37	34	32
Sat	31	32	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	37	34	34	32
Sun	31	33	32	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Irvine to Pico Rivera (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Irvine to Pico Rivera?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 31 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Pico Rivera?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (22 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (4 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	31	32	36	38	38	36	36	36	37	46	49	53	52	49	35	33	32
Tue	31	33	37	42	39	38	37	38	40	44	51	56	54	48	38	33	32
Wed	31	33	36	38	40	38	37	39	42	46	52	58	62	58	43	36	32
Thu	31	32	36	38	38	37	37	37	38	45	52	56	55	47	43	34	32
Fri	31	33	35	36	36	37	37	40	43	48	55	54	59	46	37	34	32
Sat	31	32	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	37	34	34	32
Sun	31	33	32	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	36	38	38	36	36	36	37	46	49	53	52	49	35	33	32
Tue	31	33	37	42	39	38	37	38	40	44	51	56	54	48	38	33	32
Wed	31	33	36	38	40	38	37	39	42	46	52	58	62	58	43	36	32
Thu	31	32	36	38	38	37	37	37	38	45	52	56	55	47	43	34	32
Fri	31	33	35	36	36	37	37	40	43	48	55	54	59	46	37	34	32
Sat	31	32	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	37	34	34	32
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	36	38	38	36	36	36	37	46	49	53	52	49	35	33	32
Tue	31	33	37	42	39	38	37	38	40	44	51	56	54	48	38	33	32
Wed	31	33	36	38	40	38	37	39	42	46	52	58	62	58	43	36	32
Thu	31	32	36	38	38	37	37	37	38	45	52	56	55	47	43	34	32
Fri	31	33	35	36	36	37	37	40	43	48	55	54	59	46	37	34	32
Sat	31	32	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	37	34	34	32
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