Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Ramona

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via I-5 South, usually 92 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Ramona 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	89	105	134	111	93	92	91	91	92	92	95	95	94	89	88	87	86
Tue	89	110	153	123	96	95	92	92	91	92	100	101	94	92	89	89	87
Wed	88	109	145	125	94	95	93	94	92	96	103	101	96	91	90	88	87
Thu	89	109	145	121	94	95	95	94	93	102	110	105	97	92	90	90	86
Fri	88	106	121	102	92	102	107	112	130	137	128	126	115	107	99	89	87
Sat	86	87	87	90	100	111	114	116	122	102	102	108	95	91	88	87	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	88	90	112	95	95	111	94	103	94	90	90	91	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Irvine to Ramona (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 153 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (122 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (30 to 91 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Ramona 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 Ramona?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 153 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 86 to 153 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Ramona?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 153 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (27 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (18 miles) · SR-78 East in San Diego (10 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	105	134	111	93	92	91	91	92	92	95	95	94	89	88	87	86
Tue	89	110	153	123	96	95	92	92	91	92	100	101	94	92	89	89	87
Wed	88	109	145	125	94	95	93	94	92	96	103	101	96	91	90	88	87
Thu	89	109	145	121	94	95	95	94	93	102	110	105	97	92	90	90	86
Fri	88	106	121	102	92	102	107	112	130	137	128	126	115	107	99	89	87
Sat	86	87	87	90	100	111	114	116	122	102	102	108	95	91	88	87	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	88	90	112	95	95	111	94	103	94	90	90	91	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	105	134	111	93	92	91	91	92	92	95	95	94	89	88	87	86
Tue	89	110	153	123	96	95	92	92	91	92	100	101	94	92	89	89	87
Wed	88	109	145	125	94	95	93	94	92	96	103	101	96	91	90	88	87
Thu	89	109	145	121	94	95	95	94	93	102	110	105	97	92	90	90	86
Fri	88	106	121	102	92	102	107	112	130	137	128	126	115	107	99	89	87
Sat	86	87	87	90	100	111	114	116	122	102	102	108	95	91	88	87	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	88	90	112	95	95	111	94	103	94	90	90	91	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	105	134	111	93	92	91	91	92	92	95	95	94	89	88	87	86
Tue	89	110	153	123	96	95	92	92	91	92	100	101	94	92	89	89	87
Wed	88	109	145	125	94	95	93	94	92	96	103	101	96	91	90	88	87
Thu	89	109	145	121	94	95	95	94	93	102	110	105	97	92	90	90	86
Fri	88	106	121	102	92	102	107	112	130	137	128	126	115	107	99	89	87
Sat	86	87	87	90	100	111	114	116	122	102	102	108	95	91	88	87	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	88	90	112	95	95	111	94	103	94	90	90	91	86