Best Time to Drive from Rowland Heights to Irvine

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via SR-57 South, usually 34 at this time.

None 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 Rowland Heights 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	26	31	43	46	40	33	31	32	33	33	34	36	40	31	28	27	27
Tue	26	34	51	52	42	36	36	35	34	34	36	40	46	34	28	28	27
Wed	26	35	50	50	44	41	36	36	33	33	36	37	43	35	29	28	27
Thu	27	32	47	48	43	36	36	35	38	32	34	36	39	33	28	27	27
Fri	26	32	43	41	38	34	34	35	33	36	36	37	37	34	30	28	27
Sat	27	28	28	28	29	32	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	32	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	33	33	32	34	32	30	28	28	28	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Rowland Heights to Irvine (via SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rowland Heights to Irvine?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 26 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rowland Heights to Irvine?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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

More drives

Irvine to Rowland Heights (return trip) · Rowland Heights to Los Angeles · Rowland Heights to Long Beach · Rowland Heights to Anaheim · Rowland Heights to Riverside · Rowland Heights 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	26	31	43	46	40	33	31	32	33	33	34	36	40	31	28	27	27
Tue	26	34	51	52	42	36	36	35	34	34	36	40	46	34	28	28	27
Wed	26	35	50	50	44	41	36	36	33	33	36	37	43	35	29	28	27
Thu	27	32	47	48	43	36	36	35	38	32	34	36	39	33	28	27	27
Fri	26	32	43	41	38	34	34	35	33	36	36	37	37	34	30	28	27
Sat	27	28	28	28	29	32	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	32	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	33	33	32	34	32	30	28	28	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	31	43	46	40	33	31	32	33	33	34	36	40	31	28	27	27
Tue	26	34	51	52	42	36	36	35	34	34	36	40	46	34	28	28	27
Wed	26	35	50	50	44	41	36	36	33	33	36	37	43	35	29	28	27
Thu	27	32	47	48	43	36	36	35	38	32	34	36	39	33	28	27	27
Fri	26	32	43	41	38	34	34	35	33	36	36	37	37	34	30	28	27
Sat	27	28	28	28	29	32	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	32	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	33	33	32	34	32	30	28	28	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	31	43	46	40	33	31	32	33	33	34	36	40	31	28	27	27
Tue	26	34	51	52	42	36	36	35	34	34	36	40	46	34	28	28	27
Wed	26	35	50	50	44	41	36	36	33	33	36	37	43	35	29	28	27
Thu	27	32	47	48	43	36	36	35	38	32	34	36	39	33	28	27	27
Fri	26	32	43	41	38	34	34	35	33	36	36	37	37	34	30	28	27
Sat	27	28	28	28	29	32	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	32	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	33	33	32	34	32	30	28	28	28	27