Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Irvine

Right now (11:35 pm PST): about 59 minutes via I-405 South.

Only 3% 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 Woodland Hills 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	58	62	60	66	72	68	69	78	96	103	120	122	122	103	76	68	58
Tue	59	63	60	83	99	81	79	119	168	220	247	226	185	144	102	77	58
Wed	59	63	60	80	91	77	79	103	179	243	249	230	195	153	112	80	59
Thu	58	64	60	75	90	77	82	112	169	206	195	191	182	161	128	88	61
Fri	58	64	60	75	73	72	83	155	177	162	142	161	159	142	118	86	61
Sat	59	59	60	61	63	65	75	85	90	107	100	98	87	77	71	71	60
Sun	59	59	58	60	62	63	65	69	74	77	74	76	74	70	70	68	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Woodland Hills to Irvine (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 249 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 134 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (107 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.7 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 Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 249 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Woodland Hills to Irvine?

The 67-mile drive usually takes 58 to 249 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 134 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Irvine?

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 249 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (20 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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

More drives

Irvine to Woodland Hills (return trip) · Woodland Hills to Los Angeles · Woodland Hills to Long Beach · Woodland Hills to Anaheim · Woodland Hills to Santa Ana · Woodland Hills to Fontana · Woodland Hills to Oxnard · Woodland Hills to Huntington Beach · Woodland Hills to Glendale · Woodland Hills to Santa Clarita · Woodland Hills to Garden Grove · Woodland Hills to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	62	60	66	72	68	69	78	96	103	120	122	122	103	76	68	58
Tue	59	63	60	83	99	81	79	119	168	220	247	226	185	144	102	77	58
Wed	59	63	60	80	91	77	79	103	179	243	249	230	195	153	112	80	59
Thu	58	64	60	75	90	77	82	112	169	206	195	191	182	161	128	88	61
Fri	58	64	60	75	73	72	83	155	177	162	142	161	159	142	118	86	61
Sat	59	59	60	61	63	65	75	85	90	107	100	98	87	77	71	71	60
Sun	59	59	58	60	62	63	65	69	74	77	74	76	74	70	70	68	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	62	60	66	72	68	69	78	96	103	120	122	122	103	76	68	58
Tue	59	63	60	83	99	81	79	119	168	220	247	226	185	144	102	77	58
Wed	59	63	60	80	91	77	79	103	179	243	249	230	195	153	112	80	59
Thu	58	64	60	75	90	77	82	112	169	206	195	191	182	161	128	88	61
Fri	58	64	60	75	73	72	83	155	177	162	142	161	159	142	118	86	61
Sat	59	59	60	61	63	65	75	85	90	107	100	98	87	77	71	71	60
Sun	59	59	58	60	62	63	65	69	74	77	74	76	74	70	70	68	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	62	60	66	72	68	69	78	96	103	120	122	122	103	76	68	58
Tue	59	63	60	83	99	81	79	119	168	220	247	226	185	144	102	77	58
Wed	59	63	60	80	91	77	79	103	179	243	249	230	195	153	112	80	59
Thu	58	64	60	75	90	77	82	112	169	206	195	191	182	161	128	88	61
Fri	58	64	60	75	73	72	83	155	177	162	142	161	159	142	118	86	61
Sat	59	59	60	61	63	65	75	85	90	107	100	98	87	77	71	71	60
Sun	59	59	58	60	62	63	65	69	74	77	74	76	74	70	70	68	59