Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Mission Viejo

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 63 minutes via I-5 South, usually 59 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Hollywood 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	58	73	70	59	56	59	60	64	61	85	101	93	82	61	53	50
Tue	48	60	80	79	62	57	58	60	59	67	90	108	100	87	70	57	49
Wed	47	59	85	79	64	57	58	59	59	69	79	94	90	79	68	57	49
Thu	48	58	80	79	63	61	63	63	68	71	98	112	103	90	67	56	51
Fri	48	57	72	72	65	59	59	60	70	85	101	102	98	86	67	59	50
Sat	49	50	51	54	58	56	63	63	67	71	76	73	68	61	57	58	52
Sun	48	49	48	50	52	55	56	61	62	64	64	63	62	60	59	60	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Hollywood to Mission Viejo (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood (North Cahuenga 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 Hollywood to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 47 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (35 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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

More drives

Mission Viejo to Hollywood (return trip) · Hollywood to Los Angeles · Hollywood to Santa Monica · Hollywood to Pasadena · Hollywood to Long Beach · Hollywood to West Covina · Hollywood to Santa Clarita · Hollywood to Van Nuys · Hollywood to Torrance · Hollywood to El Monte · Hollywood to Downey · Hollywood to Whittier

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	58	73	70	59	56	59	60	64	61	85	101	93	82	61	53	50
Tue	48	60	80	79	62	57	58	60	59	67	90	108	100	87	70	57	49
Wed	47	59	85	79	64	57	58	59	59	69	79	94	90	79	68	57	49
Thu	48	58	80	79	63	61	63	63	68	71	98	112	103	90	67	56	51
Fri	48	57	72	72	65	59	59	60	70	85	101	102	98	86	67	59	50
Sat	49	50	51	54	58	56	63	63	67	71	76	73	68	61	57	58	52
Sun	48	49	48	50	52	55	56	61	62	64	64	63	62	60	59	60	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	58	73	70	59	56	59	60	64	61	85	101	93	82	61	53	50
Tue	48	60	80	79	62	57	58	60	59	67	90	108	100	87	70	57	49
Wed	47	59	85	79	64	57	58	59	59	69	79	94	90	79	68	57	49
Thu	48	58	80	79	63	61	63	63	68	71	98	112	103	90	67	56	51
Fri	48	57	72	72	65	59	59	60	70	85	101	102	98	86	67	59	50
Sat	49	50	51	54	58	56	63	63	67	71	76	73	68	61	57	58	52
Sun	48	49	48	50	52	55	56	61	62	64	64	63	62	60	59	60	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	58	73	70	59	56	59	60	64	61	85	101	93	82	61	53	50
Tue	48	60	80	79	62	57	58	60	59	67	90	108	100	87	70	57	49
Wed	47	59	85	79	64	57	58	59	59	69	79	94	90	79	68	57	49
Thu	48	58	80	79	63	61	63	63	68	71	98	112	103	90	67	56	51
Fri	48	57	72	72	65	59	59	60	70	85	101	102	98	86	67	59	50
Sat	49	50	51	54	58	56	63	63	67	71	76	73	68	61	57	58	52
Sun	48	49	48	50	52	55	56	61	62	64	64	63	62	60	59	60	51