Best Time to Drive from Rosemead to Irvine

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-605 South and I-405 South, usually 41 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Rosemead 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	39	42	49	51	45	43	43	43	43	43	42	44	48	43	41	40	39
Tue	39	42	46	61	46	42	42	42	42	48	42	43	52	45	41	40	39
Wed	39	42	50	56	47	44	43	43	43	42	42	44	53	46	41	40	39
Thu	39	43	52	57	48	44	44	43	43	42	42	44	47	44	41	40	39
Fri	39	41	45	48	44	44	43	43	42	43	43	43	44	42	42	41	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	40	41	40	40	39
Sun	39	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	41	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Rosemead to Irvine (via I-605 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rosemead 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 Rosemead to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 39 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rosemead to Irvine?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (18 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Irvine to Rosemead (return trip) · Rosemead to Los Angeles · Rosemead to Riverside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	42	49	51	45	43	43	43	43	43	42	44	48	43	41	40	39
Tue	39	42	46	61	46	42	42	42	42	48	42	43	52	45	41	40	39
Wed	39	42	50	56	47	44	43	43	43	42	42	44	53	46	41	40	39
Thu	39	43	52	57	48	44	44	43	43	42	42	44	47	44	41	40	39
Fri	39	41	45	48	44	44	43	43	42	43	43	43	44	42	42	41	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	40	41	40	40	39
Sun	39	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	41	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	42	49	51	45	43	43	43	43	43	42	44	48	43	41	40	39
Tue	39	42	46	61	46	42	42	42	42	48	42	43	52	45	41	40	39
Wed	39	42	50	56	47	44	43	43	43	42	42	44	53	46	41	40	39
Thu	39	43	52	57	48	44	44	43	43	42	42	44	47	44	41	40	39
Fri	39	41	45	48	44	44	43	43	42	43	43	43	44	42	42	41	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	40	41	40	40	39
Sun	39	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	41	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	42	49	51	45	43	43	43	43	43	42	44	48	43	41	40	39
Tue	39	42	46	61	46	42	42	42	42	48	42	43	52	45	41	40	39
Wed	39	42	50	56	47	44	43	43	43	42	42	44	53	46	41	40	39
Thu	39	43	52	57	48	44	44	43	43	42	42	44	47	44	41	40	39
Fri	39	41	45	48	44	44	43	43	42	43	43	43	44	42	42	41	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	40	41	40	40	39
Sun	39	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	41	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	39