Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to Irvine

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 86 minutes via I-5 South, usually 92 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 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	65	81	95	91	84	83	82	83	84	94	111	119	108	95	76	67	64
Tue	62	86	107	102	96	87	81	82	84	102	123	132	116	104	84	71	63
Wed	61	81	106	101	99	84	81	80	82	93	101	109	99	91	81	73	64
Thu	62	83	105	98	94	88	84	87	89	109	122	127	120	105	80	74	64
Fri	62	77	91	90	85	80	81	87	101	118	119	122	121	100	84	76	65
Sat	63	65	68	71	75	79	82	84	87	93	94	88	90	85	80	77	66
Sun	63	63	63	64	66	72	78	84	85	88	86	85	84	84	80	78	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Porter Ranch to Irvine (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) to central Irvine (Harvard Avenue) 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 Porter Ranch to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 61 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to Irvine?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (24 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	81	95	91	84	83	82	83	84	94	111	119	108	95	76	67	64
Tue	62	86	107	102	96	87	81	82	84	102	123	132	116	104	84	71	63
Wed	61	81	106	101	99	84	81	80	82	93	101	109	99	91	81	73	64
Thu	62	83	105	98	94	88	84	87	89	109	122	127	120	105	80	74	64
Fri	62	77	91	90	85	80	81	87	101	118	119	122	121	100	84	76	65
Sat	63	65	68	71	75	79	82	84	87	93	94	88	90	85	80	77	66
Sun	63	63	63	64	66	72	78	84	85	88	86	85	84	84	80	78	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	81	95	91	84	83	82	83	84	94	111	119	108	95	76	67	64
Tue	62	86	107	102	96	87	81	82	84	102	123	132	116	104	84	71	63
Wed	61	81	106	101	99	84	81	80	82	93	101	109	99	91	81	73	64
Thu	62	83	105	98	94	88	84	87	89	109	122	127	120	105	80	74	64
Fri	62	77	91	90	85	80	81	87	101	118	119	122	121	100	84	76	65
Sat	63	65	68	71	75	79	82	84	87	93	94	88	90	85	80	77	66
Sun	63	63	63	64	66	72	78	84	85	88	86	85	84	84	80	78	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	81	95	91	84	83	82	83	84	94	111	119	108	95	76	67	64
Tue	62	86	107	102	96	87	81	82	84	102	123	132	116	104	84	71	63
Wed	61	81	106	101	99	84	81	80	82	93	101	109	99	91	81	73	64
Thu	62	83	105	98	94	88	84	87	89	109	122	127	120	105	80	74	64
Fri	62	77	91	90	85	80	81	87	101	118	119	122	121	100	84	76	65
Sat	63	65	68	71	75	79	82	84	87	93	94	88	90	85	80	77	66
Sun	63	63	63	64	66	72	78	84	85	88	86	85	84	84	80	78	66