Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Redlands

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-241 North, usually 59 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Redlands 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	52	54	62	62	59	59	59	60	65	68	73	74	72	63	59	57	53
Tue	52	55	65	64	60	59	59	60	62	70	76	77	74	65	59	58	53
Wed	52	55	64	66	59	59	59	61	63	70	73	75	73	62	58	57	53
Thu	52	55	64	64	60	59	59	61	63	71	75	80	75	64	60	57	53
Fri	52	54	59	60	58	59	60	64	71	76	83	83	76	70	63	58	53
Sat	52	53	53	54	55	56	58	61	60	61	61	61	60	59	57	56	53
Sun	53	52	53	53	54	55	56	56	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	56	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Irvine to Redlands (via SR-91 East and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Redlands 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 Redlands?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 52 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Redlands?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	52	54	62	62	59	59	59	60	65	68	73	74	72	63	59	57	53
Tue	52	55	65	64	60	59	59	60	62	70	76	77	74	65	59	58	53
Wed	52	55	64	66	59	59	59	61	63	70	73	75	73	62	58	57	53
Thu	52	55	64	64	60	59	59	61	63	71	75	80	75	64	60	57	53
Fri	52	54	59	60	58	59	60	64	71	76	83	83	76	70	63	58	53
Sat	52	53	53	54	55	56	58	61	60	61	61	61	60	59	57	56	53
Sun	53	52	53	53	54	55	56	56	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	62	62	59	59	59	60	65	68	73	74	72	63	59	57	53
Tue	52	55	65	64	60	59	59	60	62	70	76	77	74	65	59	58	53
Wed	52	55	64	66	59	59	59	61	63	70	73	75	73	62	58	57	53
Thu	52	55	64	64	60	59	59	61	63	71	75	80	75	64	60	57	53
Fri	52	54	59	60	58	59	60	64	71	76	83	83	76	70	63	58	53
Sat	52	53	53	54	55	56	58	61	60	61	61	61	60	59	57	56	53
Sun	53	52	53	53	54	55	56	56	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	62	62	59	59	59	60	65	68	73	74	72	63	59	57	53
Tue	52	55	65	64	60	59	59	60	62	70	76	77	74	65	59	58	53
Wed	52	55	64	66	59	59	59	61	63	70	73	75	73	62	58	57	53
Thu	52	55	64	64	60	59	59	61	63	71	75	80	75	64	60	57	53
Fri	52	54	59	60	58	59	60	64	71	76	83	83	76	70	63	58	53
Sat	52	53	53	54	55	56	58	61	60	61	61	61	60	59	57	56	53
Sun	53	52	53	53	54	55	56	56	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	56	52