Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Wildomar

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 57 minutes via I-15 South and SR-241 North, usually 66 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Wildomar 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	53	55	56	58	57	57	56	57	57	61	69	70	70	62	58	56	53
Tue	53	56	58	60	57	57	57	57	58	62	70	74	75	67	60	58	53
Wed	53	55	57	57	57	57	56	57	58	63	69	73	72	64	60	58	54
Thu	53	55	57	59	57	57	57	58	59	65	74	77	76	67	60	57	54
Fri	53	54	56	56	56	57	58	62	69	77	84	83	77	69	63	59	54
Sat	53	53	54	54	55	60	65	64	63	65	66	65	64	61	59	58	53
Sun	52	52	53	53	54	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	56	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Irvine to Wildomar (via I-15 South and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Wildomar 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 Wildomar?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Wildomar?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (11 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Wildomar to Irvine (return trip) · Irvine to Los Angeles · Irvine to Santa Monica · Irvine to Pasadena · Irvine to Long Beach · Irvine to West Covina · Irvine to Burbank · Irvine to Glendale · Irvine to Santa Clarita · Irvine to Van Nuys · Irvine to Torrance · Irvine to LAX

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	56	58	57	57	56	57	57	61	69	70	70	62	58	56	53
Tue	53	56	58	60	57	57	57	57	58	62	70	74	75	67	60	58	53
Wed	53	55	57	57	57	57	56	57	58	63	69	73	72	64	60	58	54
Thu	53	55	57	59	57	57	57	58	59	65	74	77	76	67	60	57	54
Fri	53	54	56	56	56	57	58	62	69	77	84	83	77	69	63	59	54
Sat	53	53	54	54	55	60	65	64	63	65	66	65	64	61	59	58	53
Sun	52	52	53	53	54	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	56	58	57	57	56	57	57	61	69	70	70	62	58	56	53
Tue	53	56	58	60	57	57	57	57	58	62	70	74	75	67	60	58	53
Wed	53	55	57	57	57	57	56	57	58	63	69	73	72	64	60	58	54
Thu	53	55	57	59	57	57	57	58	59	65	74	77	76	67	60	57	54
Fri	53	54	56	56	56	57	58	62	69	77	84	83	77	69	63	59	54
Sat	53	53	54	54	55	60	65	64	63	65	66	65	64	61	59	58	53
Sun	52	52	53	53	54	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	56	58	57	57	56	57	57	61	69	70	70	62	58	56	53
Tue	53	56	58	60	57	57	57	57	58	62	70	74	75	67	60	58	53
Wed	53	55	57	57	57	57	56	57	58	63	69	73	72	64	60	58	54
Thu	53	55	57	59	57	57	57	58	59	65	74	77	76	67	60	57	54
Fri	53	54	56	56	56	57	58	62	69	77	84	83	77	69	63	59	54
Sat	53	53	54	54	55	60	65	64	63	65	66	65	64	61	59	58	53
Sun	52	52	53	53	54	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	56	53