Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Rowland Heights

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via SR-57 North, usually 33 at this time.

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 Rowland Heights 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	30	31	32	37	37	34	34	34	35	41	45	48	48	44	33	32	31
Tue	31	32	33	38	37	37	36	36	38	42	46	51	49	45	36	32	31
Wed	30	32	33	37	37	37	36	37	40	43	46	51	57	54	41	34	31
Thu	30	31	32	36	37	37	36	36	36	41	46	50	55	43	39	32	32
Fri	30	32	33	34	36	35	35	37	39	43	48	48	53	39	33	32	31
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	32	32	31
Sun	30	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Irvine to Rowland Heights (via SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 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 Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Irvine to Rowland Heights?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 30 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Rowland Heights?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (4 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
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