Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Mission Viejo

Right now (5:48 am PDT): about 52 minutes via I-5 South, usually 65 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Glendale 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	64	78	77	66	64	65	66	70	71	93	107	95	85	65	54	51
Tue	49	65	88	83	71	69	65	66	67	75	106	120	104	92	71	63	50
Wed	49	65	92	86	73	65	66	68	69	81	91	100	95	86	73	60	50
Thu	49	63	85	84	72	71	69	71	75	87	107	116	107	94	68	60	51
Fri	49	62	79	79	73	66	66	67	79	99	105	106	104	91	69	64	53
Sat	51	52	53	56	64	67	73	73	77	82	85	82	76	71	65	66	54
Sun	50	50	50	52	52	58	61	68	70	73	72	70	67	65	64	65	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Glendale 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 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) 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 Glendale 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 Glendale to Mission Viejo?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 49 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale 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-5 South in Los Angeles (18 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	64	78	77	66	64	65	66	70	71	93	107	95	85	65	54	51
Tue	49	65	88	83	71	69	65	66	67	75	106	120	104	92	71	63	50
Wed	49	65	92	86	73	65	66	68	69	81	91	100	95	86	73	60	50
Thu	49	63	85	84	72	71	69	71	75	87	107	116	107	94	68	60	51
Fri	49	62	79	79	73	66	66	67	79	99	105	106	104	91	69	64	53
Sat	51	52	53	56	64	67	73	73	77	82	85	82	76	71	65	66	54
Sun	50	50	50	52	52	58	61	68	70	73	72	70	67	65	64	65	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	64	78	77	66	64	65	66	70	71	93	107	95	85	65	54	51
Tue	49	65	88	83	71	69	65	66	67	75	106	120	104	92	71	63	50
Wed	49	65	92	86	73	65	66	68	69	81	91	100	95	86	73	60	50
Thu	49	63	85	84	72	71	69	71	75	87	107	116	107	94	68	60	51
Fri	49	62	79	79	73	66	66	67	79	99	105	106	104	91	69	64	53
Sat	51	52	53	56	64	67	73	73	77	82	85	82	76	71	65	66	54
Sun	50	50	50	52	52	58	61	68	70	73	72	70	67	65	64	65	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	64	78	77	66	64	65	66	70	71	93	107	95	85	65	54	51
Tue	49	65	88	83	71	69	65	66	67	75	106	120	104	92	71	63	50
Wed	49	65	92	86	73	65	66	68	69	81	91	100	95	86	73	60	50
Thu	49	63	85	84	72	71	69	71	75	87	107	116	107	94	68	60	51
Fri	49	62	79	79	73	66	66	67	79	99	105	106	104	91	69	64	53
Sat	51	52	53	56	64	67	73	73	77	82	85	82	76	71	65	66	54
Sun	50	50	50	52	52	58	61	68	70	73	72	70	67	65	64	65	54