Best Time to Drive from Vermont Square to Irvine

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 47 minutes via I-405 South and I-110 South, usually 40 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Vermont Square 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	37	40	76	75	52	43	43	46	46	45	46	45	48	42	43	43	42
Tue	37	41	64	92	64	42	42	43	42	42	42	43	49	43	39	40	38
Wed	37	40	73	71	68	57	44	47	41	41	46	42	50	43	39	40	38
Thu	37	40	66	81	60	44	43	43	42	41	41	41	44	42	39	39	38
Fri	37	40	47	60	43	40	39	41	39	42	40	38	37	37	40	40	38
Sat	38	38	37	36	36	37	38	40	41	39	40	41	39	39	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	41	40	40	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	40	39	40	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Vermont Square to Irvine (via I-405 South and I-110 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (43 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vermont Square 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 Vermont Square to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vermont Square to Irvine?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 37 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vermont Square to Irvine?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (20 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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

More drives

Irvine to Vermont Square (return trip) · Vermont Square to Long Beach · Vermont Square to Anaheim · Vermont Square to Riverside · Vermont Square to Santa Ana · Vermont Square to San Bernardino · Vermont Square to Fontana · Vermont Square to Moreno Valley · Vermont Square to Huntington Beach · Vermont Square to Glendale · Vermont Square to Santa Clarita · Vermont Square to Garden Grove

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	76	75	52	43	43	46	46	45	46	45	48	42	43	43	42
Tue	37	41	64	92	64	42	42	43	42	42	42	43	49	43	39	40	38
Wed	37	40	73	71	68	57	44	47	41	41	46	42	50	43	39	40	38
Thu	37	40	66	81	60	44	43	43	42	41	41	41	44	42	39	39	38
Fri	37	40	47	60	43	40	39	41	39	42	40	38	37	37	40	40	38
Sat	38	38	37	36	36	37	38	40	41	39	40	41	39	39	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	41	40	40	42	42	42	42	42	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	37	40	76	75	52	43	43	46	46	45	46	45	48	42	43	43	42
Tue	37	41	64	92	64	42	42	43	42	42	42	43	49	43	39	40	38
Wed	37	40	73	71	68	57	44	47	41	41	46	42	50	43	39	40	38
Thu	37	40	66	81	60	44	43	43	42	41	41	41	44	42	39	39	38
Fri	37	40	47	60	43	40	39	41	39	42	40	38	37	37	40	40	38
Sat	38	38	37	36	36	37	38	40	41	39	40	41	39	39	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	41	40	40	42	42	42	42	42	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	37	40	76	75	52	43	43	46	46	45	46	45	48	42	43	43	42
Tue	37	41	64	92	64	42	42	43	42	42	42	43	49	43	39	40	38
Wed	37	40	73	71	68	57	44	47	41	41	46	42	50	43	39	40	38
Thu	37	40	66	81	60	44	43	43	42	41	41	41	44	42	39	39	38
Fri	37	40	47	60	43	40	39	41	39	42	40	38	37	37	40	40	38
Sat	38	38	37	36	36	37	38	40	41	39	40	41	39	39	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	41	40	40	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	40	39	40	38