Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Mission Viejo

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 71 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 69 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Arcadia 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	50	59	73	70	61	57	56	56	57	59	76	88	98	79	57	52	51
Tue	50	63	78	75	65	60	57	58	57	59	75	95	105	87	65	56	51
Wed	50	62	79	75	65	60	59	57	57	59	74	90	97	83	65	55	51
Thu	50	61	77	75	65	61	61	59	60	63	88	105	105	86	67	55	51
Fri	50	61	68	64	61	60	57	60	64	74	100	115	105	81	62	56	52
Sat	51	53	54	55	55	55	57	58	59	63	66	67	62	57	55	53	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	54	55	56	58	56	55	55	55	55	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Arcadia to Mission Viejo (via I-5 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) to central Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) 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 Arcadia to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 50 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (34 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	59	73	70	61	57	56	56	57	59	76	88	98	79	57	52	51
Tue	50	63	78	75	65	60	57	58	57	59	75	95	105	87	65	56	51
Wed	50	62	79	75	65	60	59	57	57	59	74	90	97	83	65	55	51
Thu	50	61	77	75	65	61	61	59	60	63	88	105	105	86	67	55	51
Fri	50	61	68	64	61	60	57	60	64	74	100	115	105	81	62	56	52
Sat	51	53	54	55	55	55	57	58	59	63	66	67	62	57	55	53	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	54	55	56	58	56	55	55	55	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	59	73	70	61	57	56	56	57	59	76	88	98	79	57	52	51
Tue	50	63	78	75	65	60	57	58	57	59	75	95	105	87	65	56	51
Wed	50	62	79	75	65	60	59	57	57	59	74	90	97	83	65	55	51
Thu	50	61	77	75	65	61	61	59	60	63	88	105	105	86	67	55	51
Fri	50	61	68	64	61	60	57	60	64	74	100	115	105	81	62	56	52
Sat	51	53	54	55	55	55	57	58	59	63	66	67	62	57	55	53	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	54	55	56	58	56	55	55	55	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	59	73	70	61	57	56	56	57	59	76	88	98	79	57	52	51
Tue	50	63	78	75	65	60	57	58	57	59	75	95	105	87	65	56	51
Wed	50	62	79	75	65	60	59	57	57	59	74	90	97	83	65	55	51
Thu	50	61	77	75	65	61	61	59	60	63	88	105	105	86	67	55	51
Fri	50	61	68	64	61	60	57	60	64	74	100	115	105	81	62	56	52
Sat	51	53	54	55	55	55	57	58	59	63	66	67	62	57	55	53	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	54	55	56	58	56	55	55	55	55	51