Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Irvine

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 86 minutes via I-5 South, usually 82 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Valencia 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	70	91	107	101	86	85	82	83	84	92	102	111	101	90	77	71	69
Tue	67	105	133	125	99	89	84	84	86	97	113	124	110	98	83	74	68
Wed	68	92	112	111	101	86	84	82	84	92	99	111	99	91	81	75	69
Thu	68	96	124	110	95	89	88	88	90	103	113	119	112	100	80	76	70
Fri	68	85	94	91	86	82	85	89	100	113	112	114	114	95	84	77	71
Sat	69	72	73	77	79	82	84	87	91	93	93	89	91	85	81	78	69
Sun	68	68	69	70	73	77	81	86	86	88	86	87	84	85	82	80	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Valencia to Irvine (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia 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 Valencia to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 67 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Irvine?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (51 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	91	107	101	86	85	82	83	84	92	102	111	101	90	77	71	69
Tue	67	105	133	125	99	89	84	84	86	97	113	124	110	98	83	74	68
Wed	68	92	112	111	101	86	84	82	84	92	99	111	99	91	81	75	69
Thu	68	96	124	110	95	89	88	88	90	103	113	119	112	100	80	76	70
Fri	68	85	94	91	86	82	85	89	100	113	112	114	114	95	84	77	71
Sat	69	72	73	77	79	82	84	87	91	93	93	89	91	85	81	78	69
Sun	68	68	69	70	73	77	81	86	86	88	86	87	84	85	82	80	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	91	107	101	86	85	82	83	84	92	102	111	101	90	77	71	69
Tue	67	105	133	125	99	89	84	84	86	97	113	124	110	98	83	74	68
Wed	68	92	112	111	101	86	84	82	84	92	99	111	99	91	81	75	69
Thu	68	96	124	110	95	89	88	88	90	103	113	119	112	100	80	76	70
Fri	68	85	94	91	86	82	85	89	100	113	112	114	114	95	84	77	71
Sat	69	72	73	77	79	82	84	87	91	93	93	89	91	85	81	78	69
Sun	68	68	69	70	73	77	81	86	86	88	86	87	84	85	82	80	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	91	107	101	86	85	82	83	84	92	102	111	101	90	77	71	69
Tue	67	105	133	125	99	89	84	84	86	97	113	124	110	98	83	74	68
Wed	68	92	112	111	101	86	84	82	84	92	99	111	99	91	81	75	69
Thu	68	96	124	110	95	89	88	88	90	103	113	119	112	100	80	76	70
Fri	68	85	94	91	86	82	85	89	100	113	112	114	114	95	84	77	71
Sat	69	72	73	77	79	82	84	87	91	93	93	89	91	85	81	78	69
Sun	68	68	69	70	73	77	81	86	86	88	86	87	84	85	82	80	70