Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Woodland Hills

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 62 minutes via I-405 North.

Only 8% 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 Woodland Hills 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	61	82	96	90	88	83	75	78	82	89	99	109	109	86	67	66	63
Tue	61	117	150	131	110	100	88	81	82	92	107	117	114	93	73	66	63
Wed	61	110	159	140	111	99	87	82	85	97	111	120	115	95	75	68	63
Thu	61	109	145	123	103	101	86	85	80	92	103	118	107	88	71	66	62
Fri	61	107	130	101	93	85	95	90	92	105	110	103	97	85	73	70	63
Sat	62	64	64	68	72	79	88	85	92	90	87	86	78	76	75	72	62
Sun	62	62	64	63	65	71	79	81	98	92	90	76	77	75	74	74	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Irvine to Woodland Hills (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 159 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (98 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.7 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Irvine to Woodland Hills?

The 70-mile drive usually takes 61 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (22 miles) · US-101 North 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	61	82	96	90	88	83	75	78	82	89	99	109	109	86	67	66	63
Tue	61	117	150	131	110	100	88	81	82	92	107	117	114	93	73	66	63
Wed	61	110	159	140	111	99	87	82	85	97	111	120	115	95	75	68	63
Thu	61	109	145	123	103	101	86	85	80	92	103	118	107	88	71	66	62
Fri	61	107	130	101	93	85	95	90	92	105	110	103	97	85	73	70	63
Sat	62	64	64	68	72	79	88	85	92	90	87	86	78	76	75	72	62
Sun	62	62	64	63	65	71	79	81	98	92	90	76	77	75	74	74	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	82	96	90	88	83	75	78	82	89	99	109	109	86	67	66	63
Tue	61	117	150	131	110	100	88	81	82	92	107	117	114	93	73	66	63
Wed	61	110	159	140	111	99	87	82	85	97	111	120	115	95	75	68	63
Thu	61	109	145	123	103	101	86	85	80	92	103	118	107	88	71	66	62
Fri	61	107	130	101	93	85	95	90	92	105	110	103	97	85	73	70	63
Sat	62	64	64	68	72	79	88	85	92	90	87	86	78	76	75	72	62
Sun	62	62	64	63	65	71	79	81	98	92	90	76	77	75	74	74	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	82	96	90	88	83	75	78	82	89	99	109	109	86	67	66	63
Tue	61	117	150	131	110	100	88	81	82	92	107	117	114	93	73	66	63
Wed	61	110	159	140	111	99	87	82	85	97	111	120	115	95	75	68	63
Thu	61	109	145	123	103	101	86	85	80	92	103	118	107	88	71	66	62
Fri	61	107	130	101	93	85	95	90	92	105	110	103	97	85	73	70	63
Sat	62	64	64	68	72	79	88	85	92	90	87	86	78	76	75	72	62
Sun	62	62	64	63	65	71	79	81	98	92	90	76	77	75	74	74	65