Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Porter Ranch

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 104 minutes via I-5 North, usually 93 at this time.

Only 1% 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.

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Irvine to Porter Ranch (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Porter Ranch to Irvine

Freeway, about 61 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 8 to 13 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Irvine (Harvard Avenue) to central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	63	76	89	92	86	79	76	76	76	81	89	91	89	80	67	64	62
Tue	63	78	92	94	87	80	76	74	76	79	90	95	93	83	71	65	62
Wed	63	77	91	93	88	80	76	75	76	81	92	96	94	85	72	67	63
Thu	63	78	92	93	88	81	78	76	77	82	92	98	94	83	74	66	62
Fri	63	74	84	86	83	81	79	81	84	90	98	97	94	85	74	68	63
Sat	62	64	65	66	70	74	77	80	81	81	82	81	78	75	71	68	63
Sun	62	62	62	63	65	69	72	75	78	78	79	75	74	73	72	71	64

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 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 62 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	76	89	92	86	79	76	76	76	81	89	91	89	80	67	64	62
Tue	63	78	92	94	87	80	76	74	76	79	90	95	93	83	71	65	62
Wed	63	77	91	93	88	80	76	75	76	81	92	96	94	85	72	67	63
Thu	63	78	92	93	88	81	78	76	77	82	92	98	94	83	74	66	62
Fri	63	74	84	86	83	81	79	81	84	90	98	97	94	85	74	68	63
Sat	62	64	65	66	70	74	77	80	81	81	82	81	78	75	71	68	63
Sun	62	62	62	63	65	69	72	75	78	78	79	75	74	73	72	71	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	76	89	92	86	79	76	76	76	81	89	91	89	80	67	64	62
Tue	63	78	92	94	87	80	76	74	76	79	90	95	93	83	71	65	62
Wed	63	77	91	93	88	80	76	75	76	81	92	96	94	85	72	67	63
Thu	63	78	92	93	88	81	78	76	77	82	92	98	94	83	74	66	62
Fri	63	74	84	86	83	81	79	81	84	90	98	97	94	85	74	68	63
Sat	62	64	65	66	70	74	77	80	81	81	82	81	78	75	71	68	63
Sun	62	62	62	63	65	69	72	75	78	78	79	75	74	73	72	71	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	76	89	92	86	79	76	76	76	81	89	91	89	80	67	64	62
Tue	63	78	92	94	87	80	76	74	76	79	90	95	93	83	71	65	62
Wed	63	77	91	93	88	80	76	75	76	81	92	96	94	85	72	67	63
Thu	63	78	92	93	88	81	78	76	77	82	92	98	94	83	74	66	62
Fri	63	74	84	86	83	81	79	81	84	90	98	97	94	85	74	68	63
Sat	62	64	65	66	70	74	77	80	81	81	82	81	78	75	71	68	63
Sun	62	62	62	63	65	69	72	75	78	78	79	75	74	73	72	71	64