Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Rosemead

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 49 minutes via I-405 North and I-605 North, usually 50 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Rosemead 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	41	44	48	53	51	50	51	50	51	57	63	71	73	63	48	45	43
Tue	41	44	54	59	53	49	50	51	52	57	62	75	80	67	52	45	42
Wed	41	44	51	56	53	50	49	51	52	57	65	74	75	65	54	47	43
Thu	41	44	48	53	52	50	51	52	53	58	62	71	72	60	50	47	42
Fri	41	44	48	49	49	50	52	51	53	60	66	67	66	59	52	49	43
Sat	42	42	42	43	44	45	46	46	47	48	50	51	49	48	46	46	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	48	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Irvine to Rosemead (via I-405 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Rosemead 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 Rosemead?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 41 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Rosemead?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (20 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	41	44	48	53	51	50	51	50	51	57	63	71	73	63	48	45	43
Tue	41	44	54	59	53	49	50	51	52	57	62	75	80	67	52	45	42
Wed	41	44	51	56	53	50	49	51	52	57	65	74	75	65	54	47	43
Thu	41	44	48	53	52	50	51	52	53	58	62	71	72	60	50	47	42
Fri	41	44	48	49	49	50	52	51	53	60	66	67	66	59	52	49	43
Sat	42	42	42	43	44	45	46	46	47	48	50	51	49	48	46	46	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	44	48	53	51	50	51	50	51	57	63	71	73	63	48	45	43
Tue	41	44	54	59	53	49	50	51	52	57	62	75	80	67	52	45	42
Wed	41	44	51	56	53	50	49	51	52	57	65	74	75	65	54	47	43
Thu	41	44	48	53	52	50	51	52	53	58	62	71	72	60	50	47	42
Fri	41	44	48	49	49	50	52	51	53	60	66	67	66	59	52	49	43
Sat	42	42	42	43	44	45	46	46	47	48	50	51	49	48	46	46	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	44	48	53	51	50	51	50	51	57	63	71	73	63	48	45	43
Tue	41	44	54	59	53	49	50	51	52	57	62	75	80	67	52	45	42
Wed	41	44	51	56	53	50	49	51	52	57	65	74	75	65	54	47	43
Thu	41	44	48	53	52	50	51	52	53	58	62	71	72	60	50	47	42
Fri	41	44	48	49	49	50	52	51	53	60	66	67	66	59	52	49	43
Sat	42	42	42	43	44	45	46	46	47	48	50	51	49	48	46	46	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	48	44