Best Time to Drive from Irvine to San Pedro

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 41 minutes via I-405 North, usually 43 at this time.

Only 12% 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 San Pedro 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	39	39	40	41	41	40	40	41	42	43	50	63	72	55	43	43	41
Tue	38	39	39	41	41	41	42	42	43	45	51	60	71	62	48	42	40
Wed	38	39	39	41	42	42	42	43	44	47	54	62	68	62	51	48	41
Thu	38	39	40	41	42	41	42	42	43	45	50	58	60	53	45	42	40
Fri	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	44	52	58	61	68	58	52	47	40
Sat	39	39	38	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	46	44	43	44	44	44	39
Sun	38	39	38	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	47	51	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Irvine to San Pedro (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 12 pm or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (51 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.9 miles 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 San Pedro 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 San Pedro?

On weekdays, leave before 12 pm or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Irvine to San Pedro?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 38 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to San Pedro?

Leaving around 5 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (22 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (8 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	39	39	40	41	41	40	40	41	42	43	50	63	72	55	43	43	41
Tue	38	39	39	41	41	41	42	42	43	45	51	60	71	62	48	42	40
Wed	38	39	39	41	42	42	42	43	44	47	54	62	68	62	51	48	41
Thu	38	39	40	41	42	41	42	42	43	45	50	58	60	53	45	42	40
Fri	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	44	52	58	61	68	58	52	47	40
Sat	39	39	38	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	46	44	43	44	44	44	39
Sun	38	39	38	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	47	51	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	39	40	41	41	40	40	41	42	43	50	63	72	55	43	43	41
Tue	38	39	39	41	41	41	42	42	43	45	51	60	71	62	48	42	40
Wed	38	39	39	41	42	42	42	43	44	47	54	62	68	62	51	48	41
Thu	38	39	40	41	42	41	42	42	43	45	50	58	60	53	45	42	40
Fri	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	44	52	58	61	68	58	52	47	40
Sat	39	39	38	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	46	44	43	44	44	44	39
Sun	38	39	38	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	47	51	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	39	40	41	41	40	40	41	42	43	50	63	72	55	43	43	41
Tue	38	39	39	41	41	41	42	42	43	45	51	60	71	62	48	42	40
Wed	38	39	39	41	42	42	42	43	44	47	54	62	68	62	51	48	41
Thu	38	39	40	41	42	41	42	42	43	45	50	58	60	53	45	42	40
Fri	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	44	52	58	61	68	58	52	47	40
Sat	39	39	38	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	46	44	43	44	44	44	39
Sun	38	39	38	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	47	51	44