Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Mission Viejo

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 101 minutes via I-15 South, usually 99 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Apple Valley 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	100	126	130	123	107	102	99	98	101	103	107	103	100	95	95	95	90
Tue	99	123	131	119	103	98	97	97	98	99	104	103	101	93	94	94	89
Wed	100	115	126	114	103	98	97	97	98	99	101	100	98	93	93	94	89
Thu	99	116	120	109	101	98	97	99	99	100	102	104	99	94	93	92	89
Fri	95	104	102	100	99	98	97	99	98	103	104	105	101	96	94	93	90
Sat	90	92	92	93	94	95	96	98	98	98	98	99	96	92	91	91	88
Sun	89	90	90	91	94	96	96	97	99	102	101	99	100	99	97	95	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 97-mile drive from Apple Valley to Mission Viejo (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (102 minutes).

About 87 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (11 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Apple Valley to Mission Viejo?

The 97-mile drive usually takes 89 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (34 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (10 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Mission Viejo to Apple Valley (return trip) · Apple Valley to Los Angeles · Apple Valley to Anaheim · Apple Valley to Riverside · Apple Valley to Santa Ana · Apple Valley to Irvine · Apple Valley to San Bernardino · Apple Valley to Fontana · Apple Valley to Moreno Valley · Apple Valley to Glendale · Apple Valley to Garden Grove · Apple Valley 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	100	126	130	123	107	102	99	98	101	103	107	103	100	95	95	95	90
Tue	99	123	131	119	103	98	97	97	98	99	104	103	101	93	94	94	89
Wed	100	115	126	114	103	98	97	97	98	99	101	100	98	93	93	94	89
Thu	99	116	120	109	101	98	97	99	99	100	102	104	99	94	93	92	89
Fri	95	104	102	100	99	98	97	99	98	103	104	105	101	96	94	93	90
Sat	90	92	92	93	94	95	96	98	98	98	98	99	96	92	91	91	88
Sun	89	90	90	91	94	96	96	97	99	102	101	99	100	99	97	95	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	126	130	123	107	102	99	98	101	103	107	103	100	95	95	95	90
Tue	99	123	131	119	103	98	97	97	98	99	104	103	101	93	94	94	89
Wed	100	115	126	114	103	98	97	97	98	99	101	100	98	93	93	94	89
Thu	99	116	120	109	101	98	97	99	99	100	102	104	99	94	93	92	89
Fri	95	104	102	100	99	98	97	99	98	103	104	105	101	96	94	93	90
Sat	90	92	92	93	94	95	96	98	98	98	98	99	96	92	91	91	88
Sun	89	90	90	91	94	96	96	97	99	102	101	99	100	99	97	95	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	126	130	123	107	102	99	98	101	103	107	103	100	95	95	95	90
Tue	99	123	131	119	103	98	97	97	98	99	104	103	101	93	94	94	89
Wed	100	115	126	114	103	98	97	97	98	99	101	100	98	93	93	94	89
Thu	99	116	120	109	101	98	97	99	99	100	102	104	99	94	93	92	89
Fri	95	104	102	100	99	98	97	99	98	103	104	105	101	96	94	93	90
Sat	90	92	92	93	94	95	96	98	98	98	98	99	96	92	91	91	88
Sun	89	90	90	91	94	96	96	97	99	102	101	99	100	99	97	95	89