Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Tujunga

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 72 minutes via I-5 North, usually 71 at this time.

Only 14% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Irvine to Tujunga (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Tujunga 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 Tujunga?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 54 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Tujunga?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (22 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-2 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (4 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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