Best Time to Drive from Diamond Bar to Mission Viejo

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-5 South and SR-57 South, usually 34 at this time.

Only 52% 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 Diamond Bar 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	32	37	46	50	44	37	36	36	36	36	37	39	43	37	34	33	33
Tue	32	39	51	54	46	40	38	38	37	37	39	42	46	40	34	34	33
Wed	32	39	50	54	47	41	39	39	37	37	39	41	46	41	35	34	33
Thu	32	38	47	49	46	39	39	38	39	36	38	40	44	39	34	33	33
Fri	32	37	46	45	42	38	37	37	36	38	39	40	41	38	35	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	37	39	38	38	39	38	38	37	36	34	34	33
Sun	32	33	32	33	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	36	35	34	34	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Diamond Bar to Mission Viejo (via I-5 South and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Diamond Bar 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 Diamond Bar to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Diamond Bar to Mission Viejo?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 32 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Diamond Bar to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 55 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 (5 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

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

More drives

Mission Viejo to Diamond Bar (return trip) · Diamond Bar to Los Angeles · Diamond Bar to Long Beach · Diamond Bar to Anaheim · Diamond Bar to Riverside · Diamond Bar to Santa Ana · Diamond Bar to Irvine · Diamond Bar to San Bernardino · Diamond Bar to Fontana · Diamond Bar to Moreno Valley · Diamond Bar to Huntington Beach · Diamond Bar to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	46	50	44	37	36	36	36	36	37	39	43	37	34	33	33
Tue	32	39	51	54	46	40	38	38	37	37	39	42	46	40	34	34	33
Wed	32	39	50	54	47	41	39	39	37	37	39	41	46	41	35	34	33
Thu	32	38	47	49	46	39	39	38	39	36	38	40	44	39	34	33	33
Fri	32	37	46	45	42	38	37	37	36	38	39	40	41	38	35	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	37	39	38	38	39	38	38	37	36	34	34	33
Sun	32	33	32	33	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	36	35	34	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	46	50	44	37	36	36	36	36	37	39	43	37	34	33	33
Tue	32	39	51	54	46	40	38	38	37	37	39	42	46	40	34	34	33
Wed	32	39	50	54	47	41	39	39	37	37	39	41	46	41	35	34	33
Thu	32	38	47	49	46	39	39	38	39	36	38	40	44	39	34	33	33
Fri	32	37	46	45	42	38	37	37	36	38	39	40	41	38	35	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	37	39	38	38	39	38	38	37	36	34	34	33
Sun	32	33	32	33	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	36	35	34	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	46	50	44	37	36	36	36	36	37	39	43	37	34	33	33
Tue	32	39	51	54	46	40	38	38	37	37	39	42	46	40	34	34	33
Wed	32	39	50	54	47	41	39	39	37	37	39	41	46	41	35	34	33
Thu	32	38	47	49	46	39	39	38	39	36	38	40	44	39	34	33	33
Fri	32	37	46	45	42	38	37	37	36	38	39	40	41	38	35	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	37	39	38	38	39	38	38	37	36	34	34	33
Sun	32	33	32	33	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	36	35	34	34	34	33