Best Time to Drive from Redlands to Irvine

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 57 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.

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	71	84	82	69	60	60	59	60	62	67	65	66	59	54	54	52
Tue	55	74	86	87	73	62	58	58	59	63	66	67	70	61	54	53	51
Wed	54	74	87	89	73	62	58	58	60	62	65	68	72	62	54	53	51
Thu	55	71	81	78	71	60	59	59	61	60	65	67	72	63	54	53	51
Fri	53	62	65	69	65	59	60	61	65	64	66	71	72	60	54	53	51
Sat	51	53	53	54	55	56	59	61	62	62	64	62	59	56	53	53	51
Sun	51	51	52	53	54	56	59	58	59	57	56	55	54	54	53	54	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Redlands to Irvine (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 90 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 3:30 pm on Saturdays (65 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 51 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 51 to 90 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 90 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

More drives

Irvine to Redlands (return trip) · Redlands to Los Angeles · Redlands to Mid-City · Redlands to San Diego · Redlands to Long Beach · Redlands to Anaheim · Redlands to Riverside · Redlands to Santa Ana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	71	84	82	69	60	60	59	60	62	67	65	66	59	54	54	52
Tue	55	74	86	87	73	62	58	58	59	63	66	67	70	61	54	53	51
Wed	54	74	87	89	73	62	58	58	60	62	65	68	72	62	54	53	51
Thu	55	71	81	78	71	60	59	59	61	60	65	67	72	63	54	53	51
Fri	53	62	65	69	65	59	60	61	65	64	66	71	72	60	54	53	51
Sat	51	53	53	54	55	56	59	61	62	62	64	62	59	56	53	53	51
Sun	51	51	52	53	54	56	59	58	59	57	56	55	54	54	53	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	71	84	82	69	60	60	59	60	62	67	65	66	59	54	54	52
Tue	55	74	86	87	73	62	58	58	59	63	66	67	70	61	54	53	51
Wed	54	74	87	89	73	62	58	58	60	62	65	68	72	62	54	53	51
Thu	55	71	81	78	71	60	59	59	61	60	65	67	72	63	54	53	51
Fri	53	62	65	69	65	59	60	61	65	64	66	71	72	60	54	53	51
Sat	51	53	53	54	55	56	59	61	62	62	64	62	59	56	53	53	51
Sun	51	51	52	53	54	56	59	58	59	57	56	55	54	54	53	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	71	84	82	69	60	60	59	60	62	67	65	66	59	54	54	52
Tue	55	74	86	87	73	62	58	58	59	63	66	67	70	61	54	53	51
Wed	54	74	87	89	73	62	58	58	60	62	65	68	72	62	54	53	51
Thu	55	71	81	78	71	60	59	59	61	60	65	67	72	63	54	53	51
Fri	53	62	65	69	65	59	60	61	65	64	66	71	72	60	54	53	51
Sat	51	53	53	54	55	56	59	61	62	62	64	62	59	56	53	53	51
Sun	51	51	52	53	54	56	59	58	59	57	56	55	54	54	53	54	51