Best Time to Drive from Monrovia to Irvine

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via SR-57 South and I-210 East, usually 57 at this time.

Only 53% 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 Monrovia to Irvine 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	42	56	74	70	57	51	50	49	51	52	58	61	65	57	47	44	43
Tue	42	59	78	76	60	54	52	51	52	53	59	65	69	58	51	46	43
Wed	42	58	76	73	66	57	53	54	52	54	57	65	68	59	51	47	43
Thu	42	57	73	71	60	54	54	52	53	54	61	67	68	60	52	46	43
Fri	42	53	65	59	55	54	52	55	56	60	64	66	67	60	51	47	44
Sat	43	44	45	45	46	48	53	54	54	55	55	56	54	49	46	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	45	45	48	50	50	50	52	48	47	45	45	46	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Monrovia to Irvine (via SR-57 South and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Monrovia 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 Monrovia to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 42 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Monrovia to Irvine?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Irvine to Monrovia (return trip) · Monrovia to Los Angeles · Monrovia to Long Beach · Monrovia to Anaheim · Monrovia to Riverside · Monrovia to Santa Ana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	56	74	70	57	51	50	49	51	52	58	61	65	57	47	44	43
Tue	42	59	78	76	60	54	52	51	52	53	59	65	69	58	51	46	43
Wed	42	58	76	73	66	57	53	54	52	54	57	65	68	59	51	47	43
Thu	42	57	73	71	60	54	54	52	53	54	61	67	68	60	52	46	43
Fri	42	53	65	59	55	54	52	55	56	60	64	66	67	60	51	47	44
Sat	43	44	45	45	46	48	53	54	54	55	55	56	54	49	46	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	45	45	48	50	50	50	52	48	47	45	45	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	56	74	70	57	51	50	49	51	52	58	61	65	57	47	44	43
Tue	42	59	78	76	60	54	52	51	52	53	59	65	69	58	51	46	43
Wed	42	58	76	73	66	57	53	54	52	54	57	65	68	59	51	47	43
Thu	42	57	73	71	60	54	54	52	53	54	61	67	68	60	52	46	43
Fri	42	53	65	59	55	54	52	55	56	60	64	66	67	60	51	47	44
Sat	43	44	45	45	46	48	53	54	54	55	55	56	54	49	46	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	45	45	48	50	50	50	52	48	47	45	45	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	56	74	70	57	51	50	49	51	52	58	61	65	57	47	44	43
Tue	42	59	78	76	60	54	52	51	52	53	59	65	69	58	51	46	43
Wed	42	58	76	73	66	57	53	54	52	54	57	65	68	59	51	47	43
Thu	42	57	73	71	60	54	54	52	53	54	61	67	68	60	52	46	43
Fri	42	53	65	59	55	54	52	55	56	60	64	66	67	60	51	47	44
Sat	43	44	45	45	46	48	53	54	54	55	55	56	54	49	46	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	45	45	48	50	50	50	52	48	47	45	45	46	43