Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Mission Viejo

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 102 minutes via I-15 South, usually 92 at this time.

Only 46% 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	102	129	137	124	110	104	100	101	101	102	102	99	98	94	95	95	90
Tue	99	123	132	122	103	98	96	96	99	100	101	96	98	93	94	93	89
Wed	102	117	130	117	104	98	97	96	97	96	96	96	95	93	94	94	89
Thu	99	118	122	111	103	99	99	101	102	101	101	104	99	94	92	92	88
Fri	95	105	103	105	102	101	100	100	100	104	105	106	104	99	97	93	90
Sat	90	92	92	92	94	99	99	101	102	101	100	99	98	95	90	91	88
Sun	89	89	90	91	94	96	99	102	103	104	105	99	101	100	98	96	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 97-mile drive from Apple Valley to Mission Viejo (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (105 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 88 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 97-mile drive usually takes 88 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 141 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	102	129	137	124	110	104	100	101	101	102	102	99	98	94	95	95	90
Tue	99	123	132	122	103	98	96	96	99	100	101	96	98	93	94	93	89
Wed	102	117	130	117	104	98	97	96	97	96	96	96	95	93	94	94	89
Thu	99	118	122	111	103	99	99	101	102	101	101	104	99	94	92	92	88
Fri	95	105	103	105	102	101	100	100	100	104	105	106	104	99	97	93	90
Sat	90	92	92	92	94	99	99	101	102	101	100	99	98	95	90	91	88
Sun	89	89	90	91	94	96	99	102	103	104	105	99	101	100	98	96	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	129	137	124	110	104	100	101	101	102	102	99	98	94	95	95	90
Tue	99	123	132	122	103	98	96	96	99	100	101	96	98	93	94	93	89
Wed	102	117	130	117	104	98	97	96	97	96	96	96	95	93	94	94	89
Thu	99	118	122	111	103	99	99	101	102	101	101	104	99	94	92	92	88
Fri	95	105	103	105	102	101	100	100	100	104	105	106	104	99	97	93	90
Sat	90	92	92	92	94	99	99	101	102	101	100	99	98	95	90	91	88
Sun	89	89	90	91	94	96	99	102	103	104	105	99	101	100	98	96	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	129	137	124	110	104	100	101	101	102	102	99	98	94	95	95	90
Tue	99	123	132	122	103	98	96	96	99	100	101	96	98	93	94	93	89
Wed	102	117	130	117	104	98	97	96	97	96	96	96	95	93	94	94	89
Thu	99	118	122	111	103	99	99	101	102	101	101	104	99	94	92	92	88
Fri	95	105	103	105	102	101	100	100	100	104	105	106	104	99	97	93	90
Sat	90	92	92	92	94	99	99	101	102	101	100	99	98	95	90	91	88
Sun	89	89	90	91	94	96	99	102	103	104	105	99	101	100	98	96	88