Best Time to Drive from Compton to Mission Viejo

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 44 minutes via I-5 South and SR-91 East, usually 45 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Compton 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	37	42	52	55	48	41	41	41	42	42	43	45	50	43	41	39	38
Tue	37	46	60	64	54	45	43	44	44	47	53	57	61	52	43	41	38
Wed	37	44	60	63	54	46	43	43	43	46	53	57	62	53	44	40	38
Thu	37	45	58	61	54	45	44	44	44	45	52	57	60	51	43	40	38
Fri	37	43	53	52	47	44	44	45	46	50	56	56	56	52	45	41	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	41	41	43	43	43	45	44	44	43	41	40	39	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Compton to Mission Viejo (via I-5 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 64 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 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton to central Mission Viejo 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 Compton to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (25 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	42	52	55	48	41	41	41	42	42	43	45	50	43	41	39	38
Tue	37	46	60	64	54	45	43	44	44	47	53	57	61	52	43	41	38
Wed	37	44	60	63	54	46	43	43	43	46	53	57	62	53	44	40	38
Thu	37	45	58	61	54	45	44	44	44	45	52	57	60	51	43	40	38
Fri	37	43	53	52	47	44	44	45	46	50	56	56	56	52	45	41	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	41	41	43	43	43	45	44	44	43	41	40	39	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	42	52	55	48	41	41	41	42	42	43	45	50	43	41	39	38
Tue	37	46	60	64	54	45	43	44	44	47	53	57	61	52	43	41	38
Wed	37	44	60	63	54	46	43	43	43	46	53	57	62	53	44	40	38
Thu	37	45	58	61	54	45	44	44	44	45	52	57	60	51	43	40	38
Fri	37	43	53	52	47	44	44	45	46	50	56	56	56	52	45	41	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	41	41	43	43	43	45	44	44	43	41	40	39	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	42	52	55	48	41	41	41	42	42	43	45	50	43	41	39	38
Tue	37	46	60	64	54	45	43	44	44	47	53	57	61	52	43	41	38
Wed	37	44	60	63	54	46	43	43	43	46	53	57	62	53	44	40	38
Thu	37	45	58	61	54	45	44	44	44	45	52	57	60	51	43	40	38
Fri	37	43	53	52	47	44	44	45	46	50	56	56	56	52	45	41	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	41	41	43	43	43	45	44	44	43	41	40	39	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	41	38