Best Time to Drive from Rialto to Irvine

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 61 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Rialto 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	80	79	70	60	61	61	60	63	68	68	67	60	53	54	50
Tue	55	74	83	84	74	63	59	61	62	68	67	67	67	61	53	52	50
Wed	54	76	87	86	74	63	61	60	62	63	69	70	69	61	53	53	50
Thu	54	71	78	77	72	61	60	61	62	62	68	67	68	61	53	53	50
Fri	52	63	67	68	68	61	64	64	67	63	67	68	68	60	55	52	50
Sat	50	52	51	52	54	56	60	62	63	63	62	61	58	56	53	52	50
Sun	50	51	51	51	52	54	58	58	59	58	57	55	54	53	53	53	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Rialto to Irvine (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (13 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rialto 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 Rialto to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 50 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rialto to Irvine?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (1.5 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (1.2 miles)

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

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Irvine to Rialto (return trip) · Rialto to Los Angeles · Rialto to Long Beach · Rialto to Anaheim · Rialto to Riverside · Rialto to Santa Ana · Rialto to Moreno Valley · Rialto to Huntington Beach · Rialto to Glendale

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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	80	79	70	60	61	61	60	63	68	68	67	60	53	54	50
Tue	55	74	83	84	74	63	59	61	62	68	67	67	67	61	53	52	50
Wed	54	76	87	86	74	63	61	60	62	63	69	70	69	61	53	53	50
Thu	54	71	78	77	72	61	60	61	62	62	68	67	68	61	53	53	50
Fri	52	63	67	68	68	61	64	64	67	63	67	68	68	60	55	52	50
Sat	50	52	51	52	54	56	60	62	63	63	62	61	58	56	53	52	50
Sun	50	51	51	51	52	54	58	58	59	58	57	55	54	53	53	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	70	80	79	70	60	61	61	60	63	68	68	67	60	53	54	50
Tue	55	74	83	84	74	63	59	61	62	68	67	67	67	61	53	52	50
Wed	54	76	87	86	74	63	61	60	62	63	69	70	69	61	53	53	50
Thu	54	71	78	77	72	61	60	61	62	62	68	67	68	61	53	53	50
Fri	52	63	67	68	68	61	64	64	67	63	67	68	68	60	55	52	50
Sat	50	52	51	52	54	56	60	62	63	63	62	61	58	56	53	52	50
Sun	50	51	51	51	52	54	58	58	59	58	57	55	54	53	53	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	70	80	79	70	60	61	61	60	63	68	68	67	60	53	54	50
Tue	55	74	83	84	74	63	59	61	62	68	67	67	67	61	53	52	50
Wed	54	76	87	86	74	63	61	60	62	63	69	70	69	61	53	53	50
Thu	54	71	78	77	72	61	60	61	62	62	68	67	68	61	53	53	50
Fri	52	63	67	68	68	61	64	64	67	63	67	68	68	60	55	52	50
Sat	50	52	51	52	54	56	60	62	63	63	62	61	58	56	53	52	50
Sun	50	51	51	51	52	54	58	58	59	58	57	55	54	53	53	53	50