Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Sun City to Irvine
Right now (12:49 am PDT): about 57 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West.
Only 21% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 59 | 80 | 89 | 82 | 73 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 57 |
| Tue | 59 | 85 | 95 | 88 | 75 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 65 | 59 |
| Wed | 59 | 77 | 92 | 85 | 75 | 66 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 56 |
| Thu | 59 | 79 | 88 | 79 | 71 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 57 |
| Fri | 58 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 56 |
| Sat | 56 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 63 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 68 | 62 | 69 | 68 |
| Sun | 56 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 57 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Sun City to Irvine (via I-15 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).
About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (14 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sun City 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 Sun City to Irvine?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Sun City to Irvine?
The 59-mile drive usually takes 56 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Sun City to Irvine?
Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (11 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (1.2 miles)
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