Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Vermont Square

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 69 minutes via I-405 North and I-110 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Vermont Square 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	41	42	44	44	43	43	44	45	46	53	67	82	63	46	45	44
Tue	41	41	42	44	44	44	45	45	46	50	56	70	80	70	52	45	42
Wed	41	41	42	44	44	44	45	46	47	51	59	71	78	68	54	50	43
Thu	41	42	42	44	45	45	45	46	47	51	58	69	74	64	52	49	41
Fri	41	42	42	43	44	44	45	45	47	56	63	65	72	61	55	50	43
Sat	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	49	46	46	47	47	47	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	45	45	46	46	45	47	50	54	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Irvine to Vermont Square (via I-405 North and I-110 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (54 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Vermont Square 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 Vermont Square?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Irvine to Vermont Square?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Vermont Square?

Leaving around 5 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (22 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (9 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	41	42	44	44	43	43	44	45	46	53	67	82	63	46	45	44
Tue	41	41	42	44	44	44	45	45	46	50	56	70	80	70	52	45	42
Wed	41	41	42	44	44	44	45	46	47	51	59	71	78	68	54	50	43
Thu	41	42	42	44	45	45	45	46	47	51	58	69	74	64	52	49	41
Fri	41	42	42	43	44	44	45	45	47	56	63	65	72	61	55	50	43
Sat	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	49	46	46	47	47	47	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	45	45	46	46	45	47	50	54	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	41	42	44	44	43	43	44	45	46	53	67	82	63	46	45	44
Tue	41	41	42	44	44	44	45	45	46	50	56	70	80	70	52	45	42
Wed	41	41	42	44	44	44	45	46	47	51	59	71	78	68	54	50	43
Thu	41	42	42	44	45	45	45	46	47	51	58	69	74	64	52	49	41
Fri	41	42	42	43	44	44	45	45	47	56	63	65	72	61	55	50	43
Sat	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	49	46	46	47	47	47	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	45	45	46	46	45	47	50	54	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	41	42	44	44	43	43	44	45	46	53	67	82	63	46	45	44
Tue	41	41	42	44	44	44	45	45	46	50	56	70	80	70	52	45	42
Wed	41	41	42	44	44	44	45	46	47	51	59	71	78	68	54	50	43
Thu	41	42	42	44	45	45	45	46	47	51	58	69	74	64	52	49	41
Fri	41	42	42	43	44	44	45	45	47	56	63	65	72	61	55	50	43
Sat	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	49	46	46	47	47	47	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	45	45	46	46	45	47	50	54	47