Best Time to Drive from La Mirada to Mission Viejo

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via I-5 South, usually 30 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 La Mirada 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	32	42	49	40	32	31	31	32	31	32	33	37	32	30	30	29
Tue	29	33	48	55	45	35	32	33	32	32	34	35	40	34	30	31	30
Wed	29	33	46	56	45	35	33	32	32	32	34	36	40	35	30	30	30
Thu	29	33	46	54	46	35	33	34	33	32	33	35	38	33	30	30	29
Fri	29	33	40	42	37	33	32	32	31	32	35	35	35	33	32	31	30
Sat	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	32	33	34	33	34	32	32	30	30	30
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	31	31	31	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from La Mirada to Mission Viejo (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Mirada 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 Mirada to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 29 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Mirada to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (26 miles)

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More drives

Mission Viejo to La Mirada (return trip) · La Mirada to Los Angeles · La Mirada to Long Beach · La Mirada to Anaheim · La Mirada to Riverside · La Mirada to Santa Ana · La Mirada to Highland · La Mirada to Irvine · La Mirada to San Bernardino · La Mirada to Fontana · La Mirada to Oxnard · La Mirada 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	29	32	42	49	40	32	31	31	32	31	32	33	37	32	30	30	29
Tue	29	33	48	55	45	35	32	33	32	32	34	35	40	34	30	31	30
Wed	29	33	46	56	45	35	33	32	32	32	34	36	40	35	30	30	30
Thu	29	33	46	54	46	35	33	34	33	32	33	35	38	33	30	30	29
Fri	29	33	40	42	37	33	32	32	31	32	35	35	35	33	32	31	30
Sat	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	32	33	34	33	34	32	32	30	30	30
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	31	31	31	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	42	49	40	32	31	31	32	31	32	33	37	32	30	30	29
Tue	29	33	48	55	45	35	32	33	32	32	34	35	40	34	30	31	30
Wed	29	33	46	56	45	35	33	32	32	32	34	36	40	35	30	30	30
Thu	29	33	46	54	46	35	33	34	33	32	33	35	38	33	30	30	29
Fri	29	33	40	42	37	33	32	32	31	32	35	35	35	33	32	31	30
Sat	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	32	33	34	33	34	32	32	30	30	30
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	31	31	31	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	42	49	40	32	31	31	32	31	32	33	37	32	30	30	29
Tue	29	33	48	55	45	35	32	33	32	32	34	35	40	34	30	31	30
Wed	29	33	46	56	45	35	33	32	32	32	34	36	40	35	30	30	30
Thu	29	33	46	54	46	35	33	34	33	32	33	35	38	33	30	30	29
Fri	29	33	40	42	37	33	32	32	31	32	35	35	35	33	32	31	30
Sat	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	32	33	34	33	34	32	32	30	30	30
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	31	31	31	32	30