Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Sunland to Irvine
Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-5 South, usually 63 at this time.
Only 36% 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 | 54 | 66 | 79 | 77 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 83 | 95 | 86 | 78 | 62 | 57 | 54 |
| Tue | 53 | 68 | 89 | 88 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 76 | 93 | 108 | 95 | 81 | 68 | 60 | 53 |
| Wed | 52 | 67 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 74 | 79 | 88 | 90 | 80 | 68 | 61 | 54 |
| Thu | 53 | 66 | 87 | 89 | 77 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 82 | 94 | 105 | 96 | 85 | 65 | 60 | 55 |
| Fri | 53 | 64 | 77 | 78 | 70 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 77 | 90 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 83 | 67 | 63 | 55 |
| Sat | 54 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 64 | 56 |
| Sun | 53 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 55 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Sunland to Irvine (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 108 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 (76 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 10 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 52 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Sunland to Irvine?
The 59-mile drive usually takes 52 to 108 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 108 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)
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