Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Mission Viejo

Right now (2:21 pm PST): about 71 minutes via I-5 South, usually 97 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 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	80	78	67	64	66	66	70	72	93	107	97	86	66	54	51
Tue	49	65	89	86	72	68	65	64	66	77	101	120	108	93	75	60	50
Wed	49	63	91	85	74	66	65	65	67	74	83	92	88	78	70	60	51
Thu	49	63	85	84	72	70	69	70	73	85	104	112	106	94	70	60	52
Fri	49	61	76	76	70	65	65	68	78	97	105	107	105	91	72	64	53
Sat	51	52	53	56	61	65	68	70	74	78	79	78	76	72	66	64	55
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	57	62	70	71	75	71	71	70	68	67	66	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 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (79 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 70 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	80	78	67	64	66	66	70	72	93	107	97	86	66	54	51
Tue	49	65	89	86	72	68	65	64	66	77	101	120	108	93	75	60	50
Wed	49	63	91	85	74	66	65	65	67	74	83	92	88	78	70	60	51
Thu	49	63	85	84	72	70	69	70	73	85	104	112	106	94	70	60	52
Fri	49	61	76	76	70	65	65	68	78	97	105	107	105	91	72	64	53
Sat	51	52	53	56	61	65	68	70	74	78	79	78	76	72	66	64	55
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	57	62	70	71	75	71	71	70	68	67	66	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	64	80	78	67	64	66	66	70	72	93	107	97	86	66	54	51
Tue	49	65	89	86	72	68	65	64	66	77	101	120	108	93	75	60	50
Wed	49	63	91	85	74	66	65	65	67	74	83	92	88	78	70	60	51
Thu	49	63	85	84	72	70	69	70	73	85	104	112	106	94	70	60	52
Fri	49	61	76	76	70	65	65	68	78	97	105	107	105	91	72	64	53
Sat	51	52	53	56	61	65	68	70	74	78	79	78	76	72	66	64	55
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	57	62	70	71	75	71	71	70	68	67	66	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	64	80	78	67	64	66	66	70	72	93	107	97	86	66	54	51
Tue	49	65	89	86	72	68	65	64	66	77	101	120	108	93	75	60	50
Wed	49	63	91	85	74	66	65	65	67	74	83	92	88	78	70	60	51
Thu	49	63	85	84	72	70	69	70	73	85	104	112	106	94	70	60	52
Fri	49	61	76	76	70	65	65	68	78	97	105	107	105	91	72	64	53
Sat	51	52	53	56	61	65	68	70	74	78	79	78	76	72	66	64	55
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	57	62	70	71	75	71	71	70	68	67	66	54