Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to Irvine

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 109 minutes via I-5 South, usually 102 at this time.

Only 2% 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.

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Porter Ranch to Irvine (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Irvine to Porter Ranch

Freeway, about 62 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 8 to 14 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) to central Irvine (Harvard Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Porter Ranch 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	63	77	91	86	78	76	75	76	79	86	95	104	94	81	69	65	64
Tue	64	81	98	91	83	79	77	77	79	87	99	112	102	87	72	66	63
Wed	63	78	99	93	86	80	78	79	82	89	102	110	103	88	74	67	64
Thu	64	79	96	91	84	81	79	81	83	93	104	114	106	91	76	69	64
Fri	63	75	86	84	80	79	80	84	92	102	109	111	105	92	79	72	65
Sat	63	65	67	69	73	77	80	82	86	87	88	86	83	78	72	70	65
Sun	63	63	64	64	66	69	73	76	78	80	79	77	74	73	72	71	65

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 Porter Ranch to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Porter Ranch to Irvine?

The 68-mile drive usually takes 63 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to Irvine?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	77	91	86	78	76	75	76	79	86	95	104	94	81	69	65	64
Tue	64	81	98	91	83	79	77	77	79	87	99	112	102	87	72	66	63
Wed	63	78	99	93	86	80	78	79	82	89	102	110	103	88	74	67	64
Thu	64	79	96	91	84	81	79	81	83	93	104	114	106	91	76	69	64
Fri	63	75	86	84	80	79	80	84	92	102	109	111	105	92	79	72	65
Sat	63	65	67	69	73	77	80	82	86	87	88	86	83	78	72	70	65
Sun	63	63	64	64	66	69	73	76	78	80	79	77	74	73	72	71	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	77	91	86	78	76	75	76	79	86	95	104	94	81	69	65	64
Tue	64	81	98	91	83	79	77	77	79	87	99	112	102	87	72	66	63
Wed	63	78	99	93	86	80	78	79	82	89	102	110	103	88	74	67	64
Thu	64	79	96	91	84	81	79	81	83	93	104	114	106	91	76	69	64
Fri	63	75	86	84	80	79	80	84	92	102	109	111	105	92	79	72	65
Sat	63	65	67	69	73	77	80	82	86	87	88	86	83	78	72	70	65
Sun	63	63	64	64	66	69	73	76	78	80	79	77	74	73	72	71	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	77	91	86	78	76	75	76	79	86	95	104	94	81	69	65	64
Tue	64	81	98	91	83	79	77	77	79	87	99	112	102	87	72	66	63
Wed	63	78	99	93	86	80	78	79	82	89	102	110	103	88	74	67	64
Thu	64	79	96	91	84	81	79	81	83	93	104	114	106	91	76	69	64
Fri	63	75	86	84	80	79	80	84	92	102	109	111	105	92	79	72	65
Sat	63	65	67	69	73	77	80	82	86	87	88	86	83	78	72	70	65
Sun	63	63	64	64	66	69	73	76	78	80	79	77	74	73	72	71	65