Best Time to Drive from Sunland to Irvine

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 70 minutes via I-5 South, usually 72 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Sunland 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	54	66	82	79	69	66	66	66	68	71	83	97	87	79	63	57	55
Tue	53	67	90	89	73	71	66	66	68	75	93	111	96	84	69	60	54
Wed	53	65	92	86	78	70	66	67	68	74	80	89	84	75	67	61	54
Thu	53	65	88	89	77	72	70	71	72	81	93	104	96	86	66	61	55
Fri	53	63	77	77	69	65	67	69	76	89	96	97	96	82	68	63	55
Sat	54	55	57	58	61	63	66	67	71	73	74	73	73	69	63	63	56
Sun	53	54	55	55	56	60	63	68	68	71	68	68	67	66	64	64	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Sunland to Irvine (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunland 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 Sunland to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunland to Irvine?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	66	82	79	69	66	66	66	68	71	83	97	87	79	63	57	55
Tue	53	67	90	89	73	71	66	66	68	75	93	111	96	84	69	60	54
Wed	53	65	92	86	78	70	66	67	68	74	80	89	84	75	67	61	54
Thu	53	65	88	89	77	72	70	71	72	81	93	104	96	86	66	61	55
Fri	53	63	77	77	69	65	67	69	76	89	96	97	96	82	68	63	55
Sat	54	55	57	58	61	63	66	67	71	73	74	73	73	69	63	63	56
Sun	53	54	55	55	56	60	63	68	68	71	68	68	67	66	64	64	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	66	82	79	69	66	66	66	68	71	83	97	87	79	63	57	55
Tue	53	67	90	89	73	71	66	66	68	75	93	111	96	84	69	60	54
Wed	53	65	92	86	78	70	66	67	68	74	80	89	84	75	67	61	54
Thu	53	65	88	89	77	72	70	71	72	81	93	104	96	86	66	61	55
Fri	53	63	77	77	69	65	67	69	76	89	96	97	96	82	68	63	55
Sat	54	55	57	58	61	63	66	67	71	73	74	73	73	69	63	63	56
Sun	53	54	55	55	56	60	63	68	68	71	68	68	67	66	64	64	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	66	82	79	69	66	66	66	68	71	83	97	87	79	63	57	55
Tue	53	67	90	89	73	71	66	66	68	75	93	111	96	84	69	60	54
Wed	53	65	92	86	78	70	66	67	68	74	80	89	84	75	67	61	54
Thu	53	65	88	89	77	72	70	71	72	81	93	104	96	86	66	61	55
Fri	53	63	77	77	69	65	67	69	76	89	96	97	96	82	68	63	55
Sat	54	55	57	58	61	63	66	67	71	73	74	73	73	69	63	63	56
Sun	53	54	55	55	56	60	63	68	68	71	68	68	67	66	64	64	55