Best Time to Drive from BUR to Mission Viejo

Right now (1:18 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-5 South, usually 87 at this time.

Only 36% 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 BUR 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	56	70	84	81	72	69	71	71	75	80	97	110	98	88	69	59	56
Tue	54	72	94	91	78	74	72	71	71	81	107	120	108	95	76	65	56
Wed	53	70	98	92	82	74	72	73	72	86	94	102	99	91	77	66	55
Thu	54	69	93	90	80	76	74	77	80	95	112	120	110	98	73	65	57
Fri	54	68	83	84	76	71	71	74	86	106	108	110	108	95	76	69	58
Sat	56	57	59	62	70	73	77	78	83	87	90	85	80	76	70	70	58
Sun	55	55	55	56	58	62	66	73	75	78	77	76	72	71	71	71	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from BUR to Mission Viejo (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) 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 BUR to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 53 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BUR to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (35 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (22 miles)

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More drives

Mission Viejo to BUR (return trip) · BUR to Los Angeles · BUR to Santa Monica · BUR to Pasadena · BUR to Long Beach · BUR to West Covina · BUR to Santa Clarita · BUR to Torrance · BUR to LAX · BUR to El Monte · BUR to Downey · BUR to Whittier

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	70	84	81	72	69	71	71	75	80	97	110	98	88	69	59	56
Tue	54	72	94	91	78	74	72	71	71	81	107	120	108	95	76	65	56
Wed	53	70	98	92	82	74	72	73	72	86	94	102	99	91	77	66	55
Thu	54	69	93	90	80	76	74	77	80	95	112	120	110	98	73	65	57
Fri	54	68	83	84	76	71	71	74	86	106	108	110	108	95	76	69	58
Sat	56	57	59	62	70	73	77	78	83	87	90	85	80	76	70	70	58
Sun	55	55	55	56	58	62	66	73	75	78	77	76	72	71	71	71	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	70	84	81	72	69	71	71	75	80	97	110	98	88	69	59	56
Tue	54	72	94	91	78	74	72	71	71	81	107	120	108	95	76	65	56
Wed	53	70	98	92	82	74	72	73	72	86	94	102	99	91	77	66	55
Thu	54	69	93	90	80	76	74	77	80	95	112	120	110	98	73	65	57
Fri	54	68	83	84	76	71	71	74	86	106	108	110	108	95	76	69	58
Sat	56	57	59	62	70	73	77	78	83	87	90	85	80	76	70	70	58
Sun	55	55	55	56	58	62	66	73	75	78	77	76	72	71	71	71	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	70	84	81	72	69	71	71	75	80	97	110	98	88	69	59	56
Tue	54	72	94	91	78	74	72	71	71	81	107	120	108	95	76	65	56
Wed	53	70	98	92	82	74	72	73	72	86	94	102	99	91	77	66	55
Thu	54	69	93	90	80	76	74	77	80	95	112	120	110	98	73	65	57
Fri	54	68	83	84	76	71	71	74	86	106	108	110	108	95	76	69	58
Sat	56	57	59	62	70	73	77	78	83	87	90	85	80	76	70	70	58
Sun	55	55	55	56	58	62	66	73	75	78	77	76	72	71	71	71	60