Best Time to Drive from Altadena to Mission Viejo

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 112 minutes via SR-57 South and I-5 South and I-210 East, usually 87 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Altadena to Mission Viejo 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	74	88	89	77	71	67	66	68	75	89	99	95	80	65	60	59
Tue	58	78	91	93	80	73	70	69	70	77	91	103	101	87	71	62	59
Wed	58	76	92	91	84	74	71	70	70	81	95	110	103	88	72	63	59
Thu	58	74	86	88	79	73	72	69	72	83	98	110	105	88	71	62	59
Fri	59	72	80	79	74	71	71	75	86	98	111	114	106	88	73	64	60
Sat	59	60	62	63	65	66	70	73	74	78	81	79	75	69	64	61	60
Sun	59	59	59	59	61	61	64	65	66	67	67	65	64	63	63	63	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Altadena to Mission Viejo (via SR-57 South and I-5 South and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Altadena to central Mission Viejo 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 Altadena to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Altadena to Mission Viejo?

The 64-mile drive usually takes 58 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Altadena to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (17 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	58	74	88	89	77	71	67	66	68	75	89	99	95	80	65	60	59
Tue	58	78	91	93	80	73	70	69	70	77	91	103	101	87	71	62	59
Wed	58	76	92	91	84	74	71	70	70	81	95	110	103	88	72	63	59
Thu	58	74	86	88	79	73	72	69	72	83	98	110	105	88	71	62	59
Fri	59	72	80	79	74	71	71	75	86	98	111	114	106	88	73	64	60
Sat	59	60	62	63	65	66	70	73	74	78	81	79	75	69	64	61	60
Sun	59	59	59	59	61	61	64	65	66	67	67	65	64	63	63	63	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	74	88	89	77	71	67	66	68	75	89	99	95	80	65	60	59
Tue	58	78	91	93	80	73	70	69	70	77	91	103	101	87	71	62	59
Wed	58	76	92	91	84	74	71	70	70	81	95	110	103	88	72	63	59
Thu	58	74	86	88	79	73	72	69	72	83	98	110	105	88	71	62	59
Fri	59	72	80	79	74	71	71	75	86	98	111	114	106	88	73	64	60
Sat	59	60	62	63	65	66	70	73	74	78	81	79	75	69	64	61	60
Sun	59	59	59	59	61	61	64	65	66	67	67	65	64	63	63	63	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	74	88	89	77	71	67	66	68	75	89	99	95	80	65	60	59
Tue	58	78	91	93	80	73	70	69	70	77	91	103	101	87	71	62	59
Wed	58	76	92	91	84	74	71	70	70	81	95	110	103	88	72	63	59
Thu	58	74	86	88	79	73	72	69	72	83	98	110	105	88	71	62	59
Fri	59	72	80	79	74	71	71	75	86	98	111	114	106	88	73	64	60
Sat	59	60	62	63	65	66	70	73	74	78	81	79	75	69	64	61	60
Sun	59	59	59	59	61	61	64	65	66	67	67	65	64	63	63	63	59