Best Time to Drive from Wildomar to Irvine

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West, usually 54 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Wildomar 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	54	75	84	78	69	59	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	54	53	53	52
Tue	54	77	88	84	72	60	57	56	56	57	57	58	58	55	56	55	52
Wed	54	75	88	82	72	62	56	57	57	57	58	57	58	54	52	52	51
Thu	54	75	84	77	69	60	58	57	58	58	59	58	56	54	53	53	51
Fri	52	62	66	65	62	58	58	58	59	60	62	61	60	58	58	57	51
Sat	51	53	53	54	55	57	62	63	62	62	60	60	58	55	53	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	52	54	57	59	60	59	58	56	55	54	54	54	54	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Wildomar to Irvine (via I-15 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Wildomar 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 Wildomar to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 51 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Wildomar to Irvine?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (12 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (1.2 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	75	84	78	69	59	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	54	53	53	52
Tue	54	77	88	84	72	60	57	56	56	57	57	58	58	55	56	55	52
Wed	54	75	88	82	72	62	56	57	57	57	58	57	58	54	52	52	51
Thu	54	75	84	77	69	60	58	57	58	58	59	58	56	54	53	53	51
Fri	52	62	66	65	62	58	58	58	59	60	62	61	60	58	58	57	51
Sat	51	53	53	54	55	57	62	63	62	62	60	60	58	55	53	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	52	54	57	59	60	59	58	56	55	54	54	54	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	75	84	78	69	59	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	54	53	53	52
Tue	54	77	88	84	72	60	57	56	56	57	57	58	58	55	56	55	52
Wed	54	75	88	82	72	62	56	57	57	57	58	57	58	54	52	52	51
Thu	54	75	84	77	69	60	58	57	58	58	59	58	56	54	53	53	51
Fri	52	62	66	65	62	58	58	58	59	60	62	61	60	58	58	57	51
Sat	51	53	53	54	55	57	62	63	62	62	60	60	58	55	53	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	52	54	57	59	60	59	58	56	55	54	54	54	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	75	84	78	69	59	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	54	53	53	52
Tue	54	77	88	84	72	60	57	56	56	57	57	58	58	55	56	55	52
Wed	54	75	88	82	72	62	56	57	57	57	58	57	58	54	52	52	51
Thu	54	75	84	77	69	60	58	57	58	58	59	58	56	54	53	53	51
Fri	52	62	66	65	62	58	58	58	59	60	62	61	60	58	58	57	51
Sat	51	53	53	54	55	57	62	63	62	62	60	60	58	55	53	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	52	54	57	59	60	59	58	56	55	54	54	54	54	51