Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Porter Ranch

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 84 minutes via I-5 North, usually 90 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Porter Ranch 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	62	81	89	97	95	88	85	85	87	91	98	103	96	88	75	66	63
Tue	62	81	88	99	97	91	83	83	86	91	102	110	103	96	82	67	64
Wed	61	77	84	91	95	88	85	83	86	90	102	112	106	100	83	69	63
Thu	62	78	87	93	93	86	86	85	87	91	102	115	106	95	89	73	63
Fri	62	77	82	88	87	84	84	87	92	94	104	102	102	98	86	74	64
Sat	62	64	65	67	74	80	83	83	88	87	88	89	88	89	88	75	65
Sun	62	63	63	63	65	71	79	83	85	87	90	86	88	89	85	77	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Irvine to Porter Ranch (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. 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 4:30 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine (Harvard Avenue) to central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) 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 Porter Ranch?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Irvine to Porter Ranch?

The 67-mile drive usually takes 61 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (22 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	81	89	97	95	88	85	85	87	91	98	103	96	88	75	66	63
Tue	62	81	88	99	97	91	83	83	86	91	102	110	103	96	82	67	64
Wed	61	77	84	91	95	88	85	83	86	90	102	112	106	100	83	69	63
Thu	62	78	87	93	93	86	86	85	87	91	102	115	106	95	89	73	63
Fri	62	77	82	88	87	84	84	87	92	94	104	102	102	98	86	74	64
Sat	62	64	65	67	74	80	83	83	88	87	88	89	88	89	88	75	65
Sun	62	63	63	63	65	71	79	83	85	87	90	86	88	89	85	77	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	81	89	97	95	88	85	85	87	91	98	103	96	88	75	66	63
Tue	62	81	88	99	97	91	83	83	86	91	102	110	103	96	82	67	64
Wed	61	77	84	91	95	88	85	83	86	90	102	112	106	100	83	69	63
Thu	62	78	87	93	93	86	86	85	87	91	102	115	106	95	89	73	63
Fri	62	77	82	88	87	84	84	87	92	94	104	102	102	98	86	74	64
Sat	62	64	65	67	74	80	83	83	88	87	88	89	88	89	88	75	65
Sun	62	63	63	63	65	71	79	83	85	87	90	86	88	89	85	77	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	81	89	97	95	88	85	85	87	91	98	103	96	88	75	66	63
Tue	62	81	88	99	97	91	83	83	86	91	102	110	103	96	82	67	64
Wed	61	77	84	91	95	88	85	83	86	90	102	112	106	100	83	69	63
Thu	62	78	87	93	93	86	86	85	87	91	102	115	106	95	89	73	63
Fri	62	77	82	88	87	84	84	87	92	94	104	102	102	98	86	74	64
Sat	62	64	65	67	74	80	83	83	88	87	88	89	88	89	88	75	65
Sun	62	63	63	63	65	71	79	83	85	87	90	86	88	89	85	77	66