Best Time to Drive from Culver City to Mission Viejo

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via I-5 South, usually 107 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Culver City 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	51	62	77	76	60	58	64	63	67	69	95	111	101	90	64	54	51
Tue	49	63	86	84	64	58	61	65	64	73	100	116	106	97	73	59	50
Wed	49	61	91	85	67	57	60	63	65	79	91	101	97	89	74	60	50
Thu	49	60	86	84	66	63	67	70	75	81	105	114	107	97	71	57	52
Fri	49	59	76	75	67	62	63	67	76	96	107	108	108	94	69	60	53
Sat	50	51	53	58	61	60	67	68	71	75	78	76	67	64	58	60	53
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	60	59	66	67	71	69	66	65	61	63	60	53

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 116 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 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (78 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 116 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 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Culver City to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 116 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	62	77	76	60	58	64	63	67	69	95	111	101	90	64	54	51
Tue	49	63	86	84	64	58	61	65	64	73	100	116	106	97	73	59	50
Wed	49	61	91	85	67	57	60	63	65	79	91	101	97	89	74	60	50
Thu	49	60	86	84	66	63	67	70	75	81	105	114	107	97	71	57	52
Fri	49	59	76	75	67	62	63	67	76	96	107	108	108	94	69	60	53
Sat	50	51	53	58	61	60	67	68	71	75	78	76	67	64	58	60	53
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	60	59	66	67	71	69	66	65	61	63	60	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	62	77	76	60	58	64	63	67	69	95	111	101	90	64	54	51
Tue	49	63	86	84	64	58	61	65	64	73	100	116	106	97	73	59	50
Wed	49	61	91	85	67	57	60	63	65	79	91	101	97	89	74	60	50
Thu	49	60	86	84	66	63	67	70	75	81	105	114	107	97	71	57	52
Fri	49	59	76	75	67	62	63	67	76	96	107	108	108	94	69	60	53
Sat	50	51	53	58	61	60	67	68	71	75	78	76	67	64	58	60	53
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	60	59	66	67	71	69	66	65	61	63	60	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	62	77	76	60	58	64	63	67	69	95	111	101	90	64	54	51
Tue	49	63	86	84	64	58	61	65	64	73	100	116	106	97	73	59	50
Wed	49	61	91	85	67	57	60	63	65	79	91	101	97	89	74	60	50
Thu	49	60	86	84	66	63	67	70	75	81	105	114	107	97	71	57	52
Fri	49	59	76	75	67	62	63	67	76	96	107	108	108	94	69	60	53
Sat	50	51	53	58	61	60	67	68	71	75	78	76	67	64	58	60	53
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	60	59	66	67	71	69	66	65	61	63	60	53