Best Time to Drive from Montebello to Irvine

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-405 South and I-605 South, usually 35 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Montebello 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	33	35	40	42	38	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	40	36	35	34	33
Tue	33	35	39	48	40	36	36	36	36	40	36	37	45	38	35	34	33
Wed	33	35	41	46	39	37	36	36	36	35	36	37	44	38	34	34	33
Thu	33	36	43	47	41	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	40	37	35	34	33
Fri	33	35	38	40	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	36	35	34	33
Sat	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	34	34	34	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Montebello to Irvine (via I-405 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Montebello 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 Montebello to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to Irvine?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (18 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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

More drives

Irvine to Montebello (return trip) · Montebello to Los Angeles · Montebello to Long Beach · Montebello to Anaheim · Montebello to Riverside · Montebello 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	33	35	40	42	38	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	40	36	35	34	33
Tue	33	35	39	48	40	36	36	36	36	40	36	37	45	38	35	34	33
Wed	33	35	41	46	39	37	36	36	36	35	36	37	44	38	34	34	33
Thu	33	36	43	47	41	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	40	37	35	34	33
Fri	33	35	38	40	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	36	35	34	33
Sat	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	34	34	34	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	40	42	38	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	40	36	35	34	33
Tue	33	35	39	48	40	36	36	36	36	40	36	37	45	38	35	34	33
Wed	33	35	41	46	39	37	36	36	36	35	36	37	44	38	34	34	33
Thu	33	36	43	47	41	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	40	37	35	34	33
Fri	33	35	38	40	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	36	35	34	33
Sat	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	34	34	34	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	40	42	38	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	40	36	35	34	33
Tue	33	35	39	48	40	36	36	36	36	40	36	37	45	38	35	34	33
Wed	33	35	41	46	39	37	36	36	36	35	36	37	44	38	34	34	33
Thu	33	36	43	47	41	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	40	37	35	34	33
Fri	33	35	38	40	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	36	35	34	33
Sat	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	34	34	34	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	33