Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (12:48 am PDT): about 46 minutes via I-405 North.

None 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	46	46	48	52	52	49	49	51	52	54	56	60	66	57	50	48	46
Tue	45	47	48	54	53	51	51	52	52	54	58	71	81	70	51	48	46
Wed	45	47	48	52	53	52	52	55	54	55	59	73	72	64	52	48	46
Thu	45	47	48	53	53	52	53	52	55	55	57	71	73	65	54	49	46
Fri	46	47	48	51	52	51	51	51	53	55	62	63	66	59	53	50	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	47	49	51	53	53	53	52	51	52	51	50	48	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	51	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	49	49	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Irvine to Rancho Palos Verdes (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Irvine to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 45 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (22 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-405 South 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	46	46	48	52	52	49	49	51	52	54	56	60	66	57	50	48	46
Tue	45	47	48	54	53	51	51	52	52	54	58	71	81	70	51	48	46
Wed	45	47	48	52	53	52	52	55	54	55	59	73	72	64	52	48	46
Thu	45	47	48	53	53	52	53	52	55	55	57	71	73	65	54	49	46
Fri	46	47	48	51	52	51	51	51	53	55	62	63	66	59	53	50	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	47	49	51	53	53	53	52	51	52	51	50	48	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	51	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	46	48	52	52	49	49	51	52	54	56	60	66	57	50	48	46
Tue	45	47	48	54	53	51	51	52	52	54	58	71	81	70	51	48	46
Wed	45	47	48	52	53	52	52	55	54	55	59	73	72	64	52	48	46
Thu	45	47	48	53	53	52	53	52	55	55	57	71	73	65	54	49	46
Fri	46	47	48	51	52	51	51	51	53	55	62	63	66	59	53	50	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	47	49	51	53	53	53	52	51	52	51	50	48	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	51	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	46	48	52	52	49	49	51	52	54	56	60	66	57	50	48	46
Tue	45	47	48	54	53	51	51	52	52	54	58	71	81	70	51	48	46
Wed	45	47	48	52	53	52	52	55	54	55	59	73	72	64	52	48	46
Thu	45	47	48	53	53	52	53	52	55	55	57	71	73	65	54	49	46
Fri	46	47	48	51	52	51	51	51	53	55	62	63	66	59	53	50	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	47	49	51	53	53	53	52	51	52	51	50	48	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	51	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	49	49	46