Best Time to Drive from La Habra to Mission Viejo

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 32 minutes via I-5 South and SR-57 South, usually 31 at this time.

Only 53% 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 La Habra 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	29	35	44	47	43	36	34	34	35	34	35	37	40	34	31	31	30
Tue	30	37	49	51	44	38	37	37	36	35	37	40	43	37	31	31	30
Wed	29	36	48	52	45	41	37	37	35	35	37	39	44	38	32	31	30
Thu	30	36	45	48	44	38	38	36	38	34	36	37	42	36	32	31	30
Fri	30	35	45	44	41	36	36	35	35	36	37	38	38	35	33	32	31
Sat	30	31	31	32	33	35	36	37	37	36	36	36	36	34	32	31	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	33	32	31	31	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from La Habra to Mission Viejo (via I-5 South and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Habra 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 La Habra to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Habra to Mission Viejo?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (17 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (9 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Mission Viejo to La Habra (return trip) · La Habra to Los Angeles · La Habra to Long Beach · La Habra to Riverside · La Habra to Santa Ana · La Habra to Irvine · La Habra to San Bernardino · La Habra to Fontana · La Habra to Moreno Valley · La Habra to Huntington Beach · La Habra to Glendale · La Habra to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	35	44	47	43	36	34	34	35	34	35	37	40	34	31	31	30
Tue	30	37	49	51	44	38	37	37	36	35	37	40	43	37	31	31	30
Wed	29	36	48	52	45	41	37	37	35	35	37	39	44	38	32	31	30
Thu	30	36	45	48	44	38	38	36	38	34	36	37	42	36	32	31	30
Fri	30	35	45	44	41	36	36	35	35	36	37	38	38	35	33	32	31
Sat	30	31	31	32	33	35	36	37	37	36	36	36	36	34	32	31	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	33	32	31	31	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	35	44	47	43	36	34	34	35	34	35	37	40	34	31	31	30
Tue	30	37	49	51	44	38	37	37	36	35	37	40	43	37	31	31	30
Wed	29	36	48	52	45	41	37	37	35	35	37	39	44	38	32	31	30
Thu	30	36	45	48	44	38	38	36	38	34	36	37	42	36	32	31	30
Fri	30	35	45	44	41	36	36	35	35	36	37	38	38	35	33	32	31
Sat	30	31	31	32	33	35	36	37	37	36	36	36	36	34	32	31	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	33	32	31	31	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	35	44	47	43	36	34	34	35	34	35	37	40	34	31	31	30
Tue	30	37	49	51	44	38	37	37	36	35	37	40	43	37	31	31	30
Wed	29	36	48	52	45	41	37	37	35	35	37	39	44	38	32	31	30
Thu	30	36	45	48	44	38	38	36	38	34	36	37	42	36	32	31	30
Fri	30	35	45	44	41	36	36	35	35	36	37	38	38	35	33	32	31
Sat	30	31	31	32	33	35	36	37	37	36	36	36	36	34	32	31	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	33	32	31	31	32	30