Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Mission Viejo

Right now (8:03 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via SR-57 South and I-5 South, usually 42 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Claremont 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	40	57	71	70	58	49	48	47	48	46	48	50	55	45	43	42	42
Tue	40	60	77	74	60	51	50	48	48	47	49	54	57	49	43	43	42
Wed	40	59	76	73	64	53	51	50	48	48	50	53	59	51	43	43	42
Thu	40	58	73	69	60	53	52	50	50	47	50	54	57	50	43	42	42
Fri	41	52	59	59	54	52	50	49	49	50	51	51	52	50	44	43	42
Sat	42	43	43	44	45	47	50	51	51	52	48	49	48	46	43	43	42
Sun	41	42	42	42	43	44	46	47	48	47	48	46	44	44	43	44	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Claremont to Mission Viejo (via SR-57 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) 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 Claremont to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 40 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 78 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 (7 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Mission Viejo to Claremont (return trip) · Claremont to Los Angeles · Claremont to Santa Monica · Claremont to Pasadena · Claremont to Long Beach · Claremont to West Covina · Claremont to Burbank · Claremont to Glendale · Claremont to Santa Clarita · Claremont to Van Nuys · Claremont to Torrance · Claremont to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	57	71	70	58	49	48	47	48	46	48	50	55	45	43	42	42
Tue	40	60	77	74	60	51	50	48	48	47	49	54	57	49	43	43	42
Wed	40	59	76	73	64	53	51	50	48	48	50	53	59	51	43	43	42
Thu	40	58	73	69	60	53	52	50	50	47	50	54	57	50	43	42	42
Fri	41	52	59	59	54	52	50	49	49	50	51	51	52	50	44	43	42
Sat	42	43	43	44	45	47	50	51	51	52	48	49	48	46	43	43	42
Sun	41	42	42	42	43	44	46	47	48	47	48	46	44	44	43	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	57	71	70	58	49	48	47	48	46	48	50	55	45	43	42	42
Tue	40	60	77	74	60	51	50	48	48	47	49	54	57	49	43	43	42
Wed	40	59	76	73	64	53	51	50	48	48	50	53	59	51	43	43	42
Thu	40	58	73	69	60	53	52	50	50	47	50	54	57	50	43	42	42
Fri	41	52	59	59	54	52	50	49	49	50	51	51	52	50	44	43	42
Sat	42	43	43	44	45	47	50	51	51	52	48	49	48	46	43	43	42
Sun	41	42	42	42	43	44	46	47	48	47	48	46	44	44	43	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	57	71	70	58	49	48	47	48	46	48	50	55	45	43	42	42
Tue	40	60	77	74	60	51	50	48	48	47	49	54	57	49	43	43	42
Wed	40	59	76	73	64	53	51	50	48	48	50	53	59	51	43	43	42
Thu	40	58	73	69	60	53	52	50	50	47	50	54	57	50	43	42	42
Fri	41	52	59	59	54	52	50	49	49	50	51	51	52	50	44	43	42
Sat	42	43	43	44	45	47	50	51	51	52	48	49	48	46	43	43	42
Sun	41	42	42	42	43	44	46	47	48	47	48	46	44	44	43	44	42