Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from La Quinta to Irvine
Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 132 minutes via I-10 West and SR-91 West, usually 118 at this time.
Only 43% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 134 | 146 | 148 | 131 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 126 | 128 | 129 | 128 | 127 | 121 | 119 | 120 | 119 | 116 |
| Tue | 139 | 151 | 160 | 138 | 126 | 121 | 121 | 128 | 127 | 131 | 131 | 132 | 122 | 118 | 119 | 118 | 114 |
| Wed | 138 | 152 | 160 | 140 | 127 | 122 | 123 | 127 | 126 | 130 | 130 | 131 | 122 | 118 | 119 | 117 | 113 |
| Thu | 135 | 147 | 152 | 137 | 124 | 123 | 124 | 128 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 134 | 124 | 121 | 120 | 117 | 114 |
| Fri | 125 | 130 | 132 | 127 | 123 | 126 | 126 | 129 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 129 | 124 | 118 | 115 | 114 | 113 |
| Sat | 115 | 114 | 115 | 118 | 120 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 120 | 115 | 114 | 112 | 112 |
| Sun | 112 | 113 | 115 | 117 | 120 | 123 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 117 | 117 | 118 | 118 | 113 | 111 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 120-mile drive from La Quinta to Irvine (via I-10 West and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 113 minutes and up to 163 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 127 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (128 minutes).
About 99 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (16 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Quinta to central Irvine 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 La Quinta to Irvine?
On weekdays, leave after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 113 minutes then, versus up to 163 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from La Quinta to Irvine?
The 120-mile drive usually takes 113 to 163 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 127 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from La Quinta to Irvine?
Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 163 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-91 West in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (14 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (8 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (3 miles)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow