Best Time to Drive from Inglewood to Mission Viejo

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 59 minutes via I-405 South, usually 62 at this time.

None 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 Inglewood 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	47	50	75	71	57	54	54	56	59	72	85	86	82	77	59	52	50
Tue	47	51	65	85	69	57	57	56	98	127	171	176	154	111	71	53	48
Wed	47	51	74	79	70	61	55	59	90	146	190	168	146	115	77	58	48
Thu	47	51	66	78	64	56	57	60	77	140	155	127	100	77	62	59	48
Fri	47	51	57	69	56	53	53	69	118	126	107	77	54	59	54	54	48
Sat	48	48	47	47	49	50	52	59	62	64	69	60	59	51	51	51	48
Sun	48	48	48	50	49	50	52	53	55	57	56	53	54	51	51	51	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Inglewood to Mission Viejo (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 190 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Inglewood 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 Inglewood to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 190 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 47 to 190 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Inglewood to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 190 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (26 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (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 Inglewood (return trip) · Inglewood to Los Angeles · Inglewood to Whittier · Inglewood to Long Beach · Inglewood to Anaheim · Inglewood to Riverside · Inglewood to Santa Ana · Inglewood to Irvine · Inglewood to San Bernardino · Inglewood to Fontana · Inglewood to Oxnard · Inglewood to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	50	75	71	57	54	54	56	59	72	85	86	82	77	59	52	50
Tue	47	51	65	85	69	57	57	56	98	127	171	176	154	111	71	53	48
Wed	47	51	74	79	70	61	55	59	90	146	190	168	146	115	77	58	48
Thu	47	51	66	78	64	56	57	60	77	140	155	127	100	77	62	59	48
Fri	47	51	57	69	56	53	53	69	118	126	107	77	54	59	54	54	48
Sat	48	48	47	47	49	50	52	59	62	64	69	60	59	51	51	51	48
Sun	48	48	48	50	49	50	52	53	55	57	56	53	54	51	51	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	50	75	71	57	54	54	56	59	72	85	86	82	77	59	52	50
Tue	47	51	65	85	69	57	57	56	98	127	171	176	154	111	71	53	48
Wed	47	51	74	79	70	61	55	59	90	146	190	168	146	115	77	58	48
Thu	47	51	66	78	64	56	57	60	77	140	155	127	100	77	62	59	48
Fri	47	51	57	69	56	53	53	69	118	126	107	77	54	59	54	54	48
Sat	48	48	47	47	49	50	52	59	62	64	69	60	59	51	51	51	48
Sun	48	48	48	50	49	50	52	53	55	57	56	53	54	51	51	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	50	75	71	57	54	54	56	59	72	85	86	82	77	59	52	50
Tue	47	51	65	85	69	57	57	56	98	127	171	176	154	111	71	53	48
Wed	47	51	74	79	70	61	55	59	90	146	190	168	146	115	77	58	48
Thu	47	51	66	78	64	56	57	60	77	140	155	127	100	77	62	59	48
Fri	47	51	57	69	56	53	53	69	118	126	107	77	54	59	54	54	48
Sat	48	48	47	47	49	50	52	59	62	64	69	60	59	51	51	51	48
Sun	48	48	48	50	49	50	52	53	55	57	56	53	54	51	51	51	48