Best Time to Drive from Culver City to Mission Viejo

Right now (3:50 pm PST): about 93 minutes via I-5 South, usually 111 at this time.

Only 33% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Culver City to Mission Viejo (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 49 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 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 54 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 Culver City (Duquesne 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 Culver City to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Culver City to Mission Viejo?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 49 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Culver City 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-10 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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