Best Time to Drive from LGB to Mission Viejo

Right now (2:48 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-405 South, usually 34 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 LGB 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	33	34	35	37	36	35	34	35	35	35	35	36	39	36	34	34	33
Tue	33	35	36	37	37	36	35	36	36	35	36	37	42	38	35	35	33
Wed	33	35	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	36	37	41	37	35	35	33
Thu	32	35	36	37	37	36	36	36	36	35	36	37	39	36	35	34	33
Fri	33	34	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	35	35	35	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from LGB to Mission Viejo (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 43 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (34 minutes).

About 33 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) 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 LGB to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 43 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 32 to 43 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 43 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (26 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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

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Mission Viejo to LGB (return trip) · LGB to Los Angeles · LGB to Santa Monica · LGB to Pasadena · LGB to West Covina · LGB to Burbank · LGB to Glendale · LGB to Santa Clarita · LGB to Van Nuys · LGB to LAX · LGB to Hollywood · LGB to Culver City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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