Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Rialto

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-241 North, usually 62 at this time.

Only 47% 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 Rialto 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	51	54	61	61	59	58	59	60	64	66	71	72	72	62	58	56	52
Tue	52	55	65	64	60	59	59	60	62	68	75	75	74	62	59	58	52
Wed	52	56	64	66	60	59	59	61	61	69	71	71	72	61	58	57	53
Thu	52	55	64	63	59	59	59	60	62	67	73	77	73	63	60	57	52
Fri	51	54	58	61	58	60	60	62	69	74	80	76	73	66	61	57	53
Sat	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	57	57	58	59	59	59	58	56	55	52
Sun	51	51	52	52	53	54	56	55	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	55	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Irvine to Rialto (via SR-91 East and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 80 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 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Rialto 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 Rialto?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 51 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Rialto?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (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	51	54	61	61	59	58	59	60	64	66	71	72	72	62	58	56	52
Tue	52	55	65	64	60	59	59	60	62	68	75	75	74	62	59	58	52
Wed	52	56	64	66	60	59	59	61	61	69	71	71	72	61	58	57	53
Thu	52	55	64	63	59	59	59	60	62	67	73	77	73	63	60	57	52
Fri	51	54	58	61	58	60	60	62	69	74	80	76	73	66	61	57	53
Sat	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	57	57	58	59	59	59	58	56	55	52
Sun	51	51	52	52	53	54	56	55	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	61	61	59	58	59	60	64	66	71	72	72	62	58	56	52
Tue	52	55	65	64	60	59	59	60	62	68	75	75	74	62	59	58	52
Wed	52	56	64	66	60	59	59	61	61	69	71	71	72	61	58	57	53
Thu	52	55	64	63	59	59	59	60	62	67	73	77	73	63	60	57	52
Fri	51	54	58	61	58	60	60	62	69	74	80	76	73	66	61	57	53
Sat	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	57	57	58	59	59	59	58	56	55	52
Sun	51	51	52	52	53	54	56	55	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	61	61	59	58	59	60	64	66	71	72	72	62	58	56	52
Tue	52	55	65	64	60	59	59	60	62	68	75	75	74	62	59	58	52
Wed	52	56	64	66	60	59	59	61	61	69	71	71	72	61	58	57	53
Thu	52	55	64	63	59	59	59	60	62	67	73	77	73	63	60	57	52
Fri	51	54	58	61	58	60	60	62	69	74	80	76	73	66	61	57	53
Sat	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	57	57	58	59	59	59	58	56	55	52
Sun	51	51	52	52	53	54	56	55	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	55	51