Best Time to Drive from Azusa to Mission Viejo

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 63 minutes via SR-57 South and I-5 South, usually 56 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Azusa 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	44	59	77	74	61	54	51	51	52	52	54	57	61	52	49	46	45
Tue	44	62	79	79	63	55	53	52	53	53	57	60	64	55	50	48	45
Wed	44	60	79	77	66	57	54	54	52	53	57	61	65	56	50	48	45
Thu	44	59	75	72	62	55	55	53	53	54	58	62	63	56	49	47	45
Fri	44	56	65	63	57	55	53	53	54	57	59	59	60	56	51	48	45
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	50	55	55	55	56	54	54	55	51	48	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	49	50	51	50	51	49	48	47	47	48	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Azusa to Mission Viejo (via SR-57 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Azusa (Foothill Boulevard) 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 Azusa to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 44 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Azusa to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (17 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	59	77	74	61	54	51	51	52	52	54	57	61	52	49	46	45
Tue	44	62	79	79	63	55	53	52	53	53	57	60	64	55	50	48	45
Wed	44	60	79	77	66	57	54	54	52	53	57	61	65	56	50	48	45
Thu	44	59	75	72	62	55	55	53	53	54	58	62	63	56	49	47	45
Fri	44	56	65	63	57	55	53	53	54	57	59	59	60	56	51	48	45
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	50	55	55	55	56	54	54	55	51	48	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	49	50	51	50	51	49	48	47	47	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	59	77	74	61	54	51	51	52	52	54	57	61	52	49	46	45
Tue	44	62	79	79	63	55	53	52	53	53	57	60	64	55	50	48	45
Wed	44	60	79	77	66	57	54	54	52	53	57	61	65	56	50	48	45
Thu	44	59	75	72	62	55	55	53	53	54	58	62	63	56	49	47	45
Fri	44	56	65	63	57	55	53	53	54	57	59	59	60	56	51	48	45
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	50	55	55	55	56	54	54	55	51	48	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	49	50	51	50	51	49	48	47	47	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	59	77	74	61	54	51	51	52	52	54	57	61	52	49	46	45
Tue	44	62	79	79	63	55	53	52	53	53	57	60	64	55	50	48	45
Wed	44	60	79	77	66	57	54	54	52	53	57	61	65	56	50	48	45
Thu	44	59	75	72	62	55	55	53	53	54	58	62	63	56	49	47	45
Fri	44	56	65	63	57	55	53	53	54	57	59	59	60	56	51	48	45
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	50	55	55	55	56	54	54	55	51	48	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	49	50	51	50	51	49	48	47	47	48	45