Best Time to Drive from Monterey Park to Irvine

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-5 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Monterey Park 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	36	44	56	58	45	41	44	44	47	44	63	69	67	60	48	39	37
Tue	36	46	65	69	51	44	42	45	44	50	61	71	73	62	54	43	37
Wed	35	45	65	68	54	45	43	44	45	52	54	62	64	58	51	42	36
Thu	36	43	61	67	52	46	48	48	53	50	62	69	69	65	52	41	37
Fri	36	42	53	54	49	44	44	45	51	58	64	67	66	63	51	44	37
Sat	37	38	38	39	41	41	43	46	46	51	56	54	48	45	41	41	39
Sun	36	37	36	37	38	40	40	43	44	46	46	45	44	43	42	43	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Monterey Park to Irvine (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Monterey Park to Irvine?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Monterey Park to Irvine?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (18 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-55 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 Monterey Park (return trip) · Monterey Park to Los Angeles · Monterey Park to South Whittier · Monterey Park to Culver City · Monterey Park to Long Beach · Monterey Park to Anaheim · Monterey Park to Riverside · Monterey Park 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	36	44	56	58	45	41	44	44	47	44	63	69	67	60	48	39	37
Tue	36	46	65	69	51	44	42	45	44	50	61	71	73	62	54	43	37
Wed	35	45	65	68	54	45	43	44	45	52	54	62	64	58	51	42	36
Thu	36	43	61	67	52	46	48	48	53	50	62	69	69	65	52	41	37
Fri	36	42	53	54	49	44	44	45	51	58	64	67	66	63	51	44	37
Sat	37	38	38	39	41	41	43	46	46	51	56	54	48	45	41	41	39
Sun	36	37	36	37	38	40	40	43	44	46	46	45	44	43	42	43	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	56	58	45	41	44	44	47	44	63	69	67	60	48	39	37
Tue	36	46	65	69	51	44	42	45	44	50	61	71	73	62	54	43	37
Wed	35	45	65	68	54	45	43	44	45	52	54	62	64	58	51	42	36
Thu	36	43	61	67	52	46	48	48	53	50	62	69	69	65	52	41	37
Fri	36	42	53	54	49	44	44	45	51	58	64	67	66	63	51	44	37
Sat	37	38	38	39	41	41	43	46	46	51	56	54	48	45	41	41	39
Sun	36	37	36	37	38	40	40	43	44	46	46	45	44	43	42	43	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	56	58	45	41	44	44	47	44	63	69	67	60	48	39	37
Tue	36	46	65	69	51	44	42	45	44	50	61	71	73	62	54	43	37
Wed	35	45	65	68	54	45	43	44	45	52	54	62	64	58	51	42	36
Thu	36	43	61	67	52	46	48	48	53	50	62	69	69	65	52	41	37
Fri	36	42	53	54	49	44	44	45	51	58	64	67	66	63	51	44	37
Sat	37	38	38	39	41	41	43	46	46	51	56	54	48	45	41	41	39
Sun	36	37	36	37	38	40	40	43	44	46	46	45	44	43	42	43	38