Best Time to Drive from Vincent to Irvine

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 129 minutes via I-5 South, usually 115 at this time.

Only 23% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 86-mile drive from Vincent to Irvine (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 92 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 117 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (113 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 34 miles surface streets (46 to 58 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vincent 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 Vincent to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 92 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 86-mile drive usually takes 92 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 117 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vincent to Irvine?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (17 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (1.3 miles)

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More drives

Irvine to Vincent (return trip) · Vincent to Long Beach · Vincent to Anaheim · Vincent to Riverside · Vincent to Santa Ana

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