Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Mission Viejo

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via SR-57 South and I-5 South, usually 53 at this time.

None 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.

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Claremont to Mission Viejo (via SR-57 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 72 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 1 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Mission Viejo to Claremont

Freeway, about 44 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 3 to 5 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) to central Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	41	56	64	65	56	49	48	48	48	48	49	51	53	46	43	42	42
Tue	41	58	71	69	59	52	51	49	48	48	50	54	56	48	43	42	42
Wed	41	57	69	69	60	53	51	50	48	49	50	54	57	49	43	42	42
Thu	41	56	66	66	59	52	51	50	50	48	51	54	55	49	43	42	42
Fri	41	51	58	56	53	51	50	50	50	51	52	53	53	49	44	43	42
Sat	42	43	43	44	45	48	51	51	52	51	49	49	49	46	43	43	42
Sun	41	42	41	42	43	44	46	47	48	48	48	46	45	44	43	44	42

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 41 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 72 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 72 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	56	64	65	56	49	48	48	48	48	49	51	53	46	43	42	42
Tue	41	58	71	69	59	52	51	49	48	48	50	54	56	48	43	42	42
Wed	41	57	69	69	60	53	51	50	48	49	50	54	57	49	43	42	42
Thu	41	56	66	66	59	52	51	50	50	48	51	54	55	49	43	42	42
Fri	41	51	58	56	53	51	50	50	50	51	52	53	53	49	44	43	42
Sat	42	43	43	44	45	48	51	51	52	51	49	49	49	46	43	43	42
Sun	41	42	41	42	43	44	46	47	48	48	48	46	45	44	43	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	56	64	65	56	49	48	48	48	48	49	51	53	46	43	42	42
Tue	41	58	71	69	59	52	51	49	48	48	50	54	56	48	43	42	42
Wed	41	57	69	69	60	53	51	50	48	49	50	54	57	49	43	42	42
Thu	41	56	66	66	59	52	51	50	50	48	51	54	55	49	43	42	42
Fri	41	51	58	56	53	51	50	50	50	51	52	53	53	49	44	43	42
Sat	42	43	43	44	45	48	51	51	52	51	49	49	49	46	43	43	42
Sun	41	42	41	42	43	44	46	47	48	48	48	46	45	44	43	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	56	64	65	56	49	48	48	48	48	49	51	53	46	43	42	42
Tue	41	58	71	69	59	52	51	49	48	48	50	54	56	48	43	42	42
Wed	41	57	69	69	60	53	51	50	48	49	50	54	57	49	43	42	42
Thu	41	56	66	66	59	52	51	50	50	48	51	54	55	49	43	42	42
Fri	41	51	58	56	53	51	50	50	50	51	52	53	53	49	44	43	42
Sat	42	43	43	44	45	48	51	51	52	51	49	49	49	46	43	43	42
Sun	41	42	41	42	43	44	46	47	48	48	48	46	45	44	43	44	42