Best Time to Drive from Escondido to Mission Viejo

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-5 North and SR-78 West, usually 52 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Escondido 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	49	50	58	87	60	53	53	54	53	53	52	53	54	51	51	51	50
Tue	50	50	71	99	79	54	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	51	51	51	50
Wed	50	50	75	85	68	55	55	54	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	51	50
Thu	49	51	68	100	65	54	53	53	54	53	53	53	56	53	52	52	50
Fri	49	50	59	74	57	54	53	57	57	63	64	60	62	54	52	51	50
Sat	50	50	50	51	52	54	63	66	63	65	60	59	56	52	52	52	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	55	66	68	69	69	64	60	58	53	53	53	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Escondido to Mission Viejo (via I-5 North and SR-78 West) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (69 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Escondido 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 Escondido to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 49 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Escondido to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (20 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (17 miles) · SR-78 West in San Diego (17 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Mission Viejo to Escondido (return trip) · Escondido to San Diego · Escondido to Oceanside · Escondido to Chula Vista · Escondido to La Jolla · Escondido to El Cajon · Escondido to Carlsbad · Escondido to SAN · Escondido to Anaheim · Escondido to Riverside · Escondido to Santa Ana · Escondido to Irvine

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	50	58	87	60	53	53	54	53	53	52	53	54	51	51	51	50
Tue	50	50	71	99	79	54	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	51	51	51	50
Wed	50	50	75	85	68	55	55	54	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	51	50
Thu	49	51	68	100	65	54	53	53	54	53	53	53	56	53	52	52	50
Fri	49	50	59	74	57	54	53	57	57	63	64	60	62	54	52	51	50
Sat	50	50	50	51	52	54	63	66	63	65	60	59	56	52	52	52	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	55	66	68	69	69	64	60	58	53	53	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	50	58	87	60	53	53	54	53	53	52	53	54	51	51	51	50
Tue	50	50	71	99	79	54	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	51	51	51	50
Wed	50	50	75	85	68	55	55	54	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	51	50
Thu	49	51	68	100	65	54	53	53	54	53	53	53	56	53	52	52	50
Fri	49	50	59	74	57	54	53	57	57	63	64	60	62	54	52	51	50
Sat	50	50	50	51	52	54	63	66	63	65	60	59	56	52	52	52	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	55	66	68	69	69	64	60	58	53	53	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	50	58	87	60	53	53	54	53	53	52	53	54	51	51	51	50
Tue	50	50	71	99	79	54	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	51	51	51	50
Wed	50	50	75	85	68	55	55	54	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	51	50
Thu	49	51	68	100	65	54	53	53	54	53	53	53	56	53	52	52	50
Fri	49	50	59	74	57	54	53	57	57	63	64	60	62	54	52	51	50
Sat	50	50	50	51	52	54	63	66	63	65	60	59	56	52	52	52	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	55	66	68	69	69	64	60	58	53	53	53	49