Best Time to Drive from Redlands to Irvine

Right now (3:34 am PST): about 51 minutes via SR-91 West.

Only 55% 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 Redlands 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	55	70	79	78	69	60	60	58	59	62	67	66	66	60	53	53	51
Tue	55	75	87	85	74	62	58	58	59	62	65	67	75	65	53	52	50
Wed	54	70	85	86	73	61	58	58	60	62	65	68	75	63	54	52	50
Thu	54	71	79	76	70	60	59	59	61	60	65	66	76	64	54	52	51
Fri	53	63	65	70	64	59	60	61	64	64	65	70	71	61	55	52	50
Sat	50	53	52	53	54	55	57	58	59	59	59	60	58	56	54	52	50
Sun	50	51	51	52	53	56	57	57	58	57	56	56	55	56	54	54	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Redlands to Irvine (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Redlands 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 Redlands to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 50 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redlands to Irvine?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (8 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	70	79	78	69	60	60	58	59	62	67	66	66	60	53	53	51
Tue	55	75	87	85	74	62	58	58	59	62	65	67	75	65	53	52	50
Wed	54	70	85	86	73	61	58	58	60	62	65	68	75	63	54	52	50
Thu	54	71	79	76	70	60	59	59	61	60	65	66	76	64	54	52	51
Fri	53	63	65	70	64	59	60	61	64	64	65	70	71	61	55	52	50
Sat	50	53	52	53	54	55	57	58	59	59	59	60	58	56	54	52	50
Sun	50	51	51	52	53	56	57	57	58	57	56	56	55	56	54	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	70	79	78	69	60	60	58	59	62	67	66	66	60	53	53	51
Tue	55	75	87	85	74	62	58	58	59	62	65	67	75	65	53	52	50
Wed	54	70	85	86	73	61	58	58	60	62	65	68	75	63	54	52	50
Thu	54	71	79	76	70	60	59	59	61	60	65	66	76	64	54	52	51
Fri	53	63	65	70	64	59	60	61	64	64	65	70	71	61	55	52	50
Sat	50	53	52	53	54	55	57	58	59	59	59	60	58	56	54	52	50
Sun	50	51	51	52	53	56	57	57	58	57	56	56	55	56	54	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	70	79	78	69	60	60	58	59	62	67	66	66	60	53	53	51
Tue	55	75	87	85	74	62	58	58	59	62	65	67	75	65	53	52	50
Wed	54	70	85	86	73	61	58	58	60	62	65	68	75	63	54	52	50
Thu	54	71	79	76	70	60	59	59	61	60	65	66	76	64	54	52	51
Fri	53	63	65	70	64	59	60	61	64	64	65	70	71	61	55	52	50
Sat	50	53	52	53	54	55	57	58	59	59	59	60	58	56	54	52	50
Sun	50	51	51	52	53	56	57	57	58	57	56	56	55	56	54	54	51