Best Time to Drive from Upland to Irvine

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via SR-57 South and I-10 West, usually 54 at this time.

Only 56% 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 Upland 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	36	53	65	64	52	45	44	44	44	43	43	45	49	41	39	39	38
Tue	37	57	73	71	56	49	47	45	45	44	45	49	55	44	39	39	38
Wed	37	56	70	69	61	51	48	47	44	44	45	49	54	45	39	39	38
Thu	37	55	68	65	55	48	48	46	47	43	45	48	50	45	39	38	38
Fri	37	47	55	52	49	47	46	46	45	46	46	46	46	45	40	39	38
Sat	38	39	39	40	41	43	46	47	47	47	44	45	44	42	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	45	44	43	44	42	41	40	39	40	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Upland to Irvine (via SR-57 South and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Upland 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 Upland to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 36 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to Irvine?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Irvine to Upland (return trip) · Upland to Los Angeles · Upland to Long Beach · Upland to Anaheim · Upland 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	36	53	65	64	52	45	44	44	44	43	43	45	49	41	39	39	38
Tue	37	57	73	71	56	49	47	45	45	44	45	49	55	44	39	39	38
Wed	37	56	70	69	61	51	48	47	44	44	45	49	54	45	39	39	38
Thu	37	55	68	65	55	48	48	46	47	43	45	48	50	45	39	38	38
Fri	37	47	55	52	49	47	46	46	45	46	46	46	46	45	40	39	38
Sat	38	39	39	40	41	43	46	47	47	47	44	45	44	42	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	45	44	43	44	42	41	40	39	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	53	65	64	52	45	44	44	44	43	43	45	49	41	39	39	38
Tue	37	57	73	71	56	49	47	45	45	44	45	49	55	44	39	39	38
Wed	37	56	70	69	61	51	48	47	44	44	45	49	54	45	39	39	38
Thu	37	55	68	65	55	48	48	46	47	43	45	48	50	45	39	38	38
Fri	37	47	55	52	49	47	46	46	45	46	46	46	46	45	40	39	38
Sat	38	39	39	40	41	43	46	47	47	47	44	45	44	42	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	45	44	43	44	42	41	40	39	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	53	65	64	52	45	44	44	44	43	43	45	49	41	39	39	38
Tue	37	57	73	71	56	49	47	45	45	44	45	49	55	44	39	39	38
Wed	37	56	70	69	61	51	48	47	44	44	45	49	54	45	39	39	38
Thu	37	55	68	65	55	48	48	46	47	43	45	48	50	45	39	38	38
Fri	37	47	55	52	49	47	46	46	45	46	46	46	46	45	40	39	38
Sat	38	39	39	40	41	43	46	47	47	47	44	45	44	42	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	45	44	43	44	42	41	40	39	40	38