Best Time to Drive from Mira Mesa to Irvine

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 90 minutes via I-5 North, usually 76 at this time.

Only 39% 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 77-mile drive from Mira Mesa to Irvine (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 12 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (88 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mira Mesa 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 Mira Mesa to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 12 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mira Mesa to Irvine?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 68 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mira Mesa to Irvine?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (40 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (23 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (7 miles) · I-805 North in San Diego (1.9 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (1.2 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Irvine to Mira Mesa (return trip) · Mira Mesa to San Diego · Mira Mesa to Chula Vista

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