Best Time to Drive from Rancho Penasquitos to Irvine

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via I-5 North, usually 72 at this time.

Only 41% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Rancho Penasquitos to Irvine (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (87 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Penasquitos 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 Rancho Penasquitos to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Penasquitos to Irvine?

The 78-mile drive usually takes 67 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Penasquitos to Irvine?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (38 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (23 miles) · SR-56 West in San Diego (9 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (7 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (1.2 miles)

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