Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Porter Ranch

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-5 North, usually 62 at this time.

Only 10% 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	94	93	86	85	84	86	92	99	101	93	86	71	66	62
Tue	62	80	88	100	98	93	85	83	86	92	102	111	99	90	76	66	63
Wed	61	78	85	90	97	89	85	83	86	89	102	111	104	98	84	70	64
Thu	63	78	87	92	93	84	86	83	84	91	103	112	102	90	88	71	64
Fri	62	78	82	87	87	83	82	89	93	93	102	100	101	91	82	73	63
Sat	62	64	65	68	78	83	85	84	88	86	87	87	85	89	86	74	65
Sun	62	63	62	63	65	71	79	83	85	86	89	84	84	87	85	76	65

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 112 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 6:30 pm on Saturdays (91 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 17 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 112 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 112 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 112 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)

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	62	81	89	94	93	86	85	84	86	92	99	101	93	86	71	66	62
Tue	62	80	88	100	98	93	85	83	86	92	102	111	99	90	76	66	63
Wed	61	78	85	90	97	89	85	83	86	89	102	111	104	98	84	70	64
Thu	63	78	87	92	93	84	86	83	84	91	103	112	102	90	88	71	64
Fri	62	78	82	87	87	83	82	89	93	93	102	100	101	91	82	73	63
Sat	62	64	65	68	78	83	85	84	88	86	87	87	85	89	86	74	65
Sun	62	63	62	63	65	71	79	83	85	86	89	84	84	87	85	76	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	81	89	94	93	86	85	84	86	92	99	101	93	86	71	66	62
Tue	62	80	88	100	98	93	85	83	86	92	102	111	99	90	76	66	63
Wed	61	78	85	90	97	89	85	83	86	89	102	111	104	98	84	70	64
Thu	63	78	87	92	93	84	86	83	84	91	103	112	102	90	88	71	64
Fri	62	78	82	87	87	83	82	89	93	93	102	100	101	91	82	73	63
Sat	62	64	65	68	78	83	85	84	88	86	87	87	85	89	86	74	65
Sun	62	63	62	63	65	71	79	83	85	86	89	84	84	87	85	76	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	81	89	94	93	86	85	84	86	92	99	101	93	86	71	66	62
Tue	62	80	88	100	98	93	85	83	86	92	102	111	99	90	76	66	63
Wed	61	78	85	90	97	89	85	83	86	89	102	111	104	98	84	70	64
Thu	63	78	87	92	93	84	86	83	84	91	103	112	102	90	88	71	64
Fri	62	78	82	87	87	83	82	89	93	93	102	100	101	91	82	73	63
Sat	62	64	65	68	78	83	85	84	88	86	87	87	85	89	86	74	65
Sun	62	63	62	63	65	71	79	83	85	86	89	84	84	87	85	76	65