Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Irvine

Right now (9:37 pm PST): about 60 minutes via I-405 South, usually 60 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Northridge 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	60	63	62	68	73	69	70	79	97	104	121	123	123	103	78	69	59
Tue	61	64	62	84	98	82	80	120	169	218	245	224	182	141	101	77	60
Wed	60	65	62	81	89	78	81	104	179	243	243	225	190	148	110	80	60
Thu	60	66	62	76	89	78	83	112	169	206	191	184	172	153	124	87	62
Fri	60	65	61	76	75	74	85	153	177	161	140	151	149	133	114	84	62
Sat	61	61	61	63	64	67	76	86	91	107	99	96	87	77	72	71	61
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	64	67	70	75	78	74	76	74	70	71	69	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Northridge to Irvine (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 245 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 134 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (107 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge 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 Northridge to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 245 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 59 to 245 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 134 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to Irvine?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 245 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (42 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (20 miles)

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

More drives

Irvine to Northridge (return trip) · Northridge to Los Angeles · Northridge to Rancho Cucamonga · Northridge to Long Beach · Northridge to Anaheim · Northridge to Riverside · Northridge to Santa Ana · Northridge to Fontana · Northridge to Oxnard · Northridge to Huntington Beach · Northridge to Glendale · Northridge to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	63	62	68	73	69	70	79	97	104	121	123	123	103	78	69	59
Tue	61	64	62	84	98	82	80	120	169	218	245	224	182	141	101	77	60
Wed	60	65	62	81	89	78	81	104	179	243	243	225	190	148	110	80	60
Thu	60	66	62	76	89	78	83	112	169	206	191	184	172	153	124	87	62
Fri	60	65	61	76	75	74	85	153	177	161	140	151	149	133	114	84	62
Sat	61	61	61	63	64	67	76	86	91	107	99	96	87	77	72	71	61
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	64	67	70	75	78	74	76	74	70	71	69	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	63	62	68	73	69	70	79	97	104	121	123	123	103	78	69	59
Tue	61	64	62	84	98	82	80	120	169	218	245	224	182	141	101	77	60
Wed	60	65	62	81	89	78	81	104	179	243	243	225	190	148	110	80	60
Thu	60	66	62	76	89	78	83	112	169	206	191	184	172	153	124	87	62
Fri	60	65	61	76	75	74	85	153	177	161	140	151	149	133	114	84	62
Sat	61	61	61	63	64	67	76	86	91	107	99	96	87	77	72	71	61
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	64	67	70	75	78	74	76	74	70	71	69	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	63	62	68	73	69	70	79	97	104	121	123	123	103	78	69	59
Tue	61	64	62	84	98	82	80	120	169	218	245	224	182	141	101	77	60
Wed	60	65	62	81	89	78	81	104	179	243	243	225	190	148	110	80	60
Thu	60	66	62	76	89	78	83	112	169	206	191	184	172	153	124	87	62
Fri	60	65	61	76	75	74	85	153	177	161	140	151	149	133	114	84	62
Sat	61	61	61	63	64	67	76	86	91	107	99	96	87	77	72	71	61
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	64	67	70	75	78	74	76	74	70	71	69	60