Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Anaheim
Right now (2:21 pm PST): about 25 minutes via I-5 North, usually 27 at this time.
Only 52% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
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| Mon | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 20 |
| Tue | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 20 |
| Wed | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 20 |
| Thu | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 20 |
| Fri | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 20 |
| Sat | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
| Sun | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 20 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Anaheim (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 32 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 25 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (26 minutes).
About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) to Disneyland 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 Mission Viejo to Anaheim?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 32 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to Anaheim?
The 22-mile drive usually takes 20 to 32 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 25 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Anaheim?
Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 32 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in Orange County (21 miles)
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