Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Apple Valley

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 100 minutes via I-15 North, usually 101 at this time.

Only 38% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 96-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Apple Valley (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 82 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (12 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mission Viejo to central Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to Apple Valley?

The 96-mile drive usually takes 88 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Apple Valley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (32 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (11 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (7 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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Apple Valley to Mission Viejo (return trip) · Mission Viejo to Los Angeles · Mission Viejo to Santa Monica · Mission Viejo to Pasadena · Mission Viejo to Long Beach · Mission Viejo to West Covina · Mission Viejo to Burbank · Mission Viejo to Glendale · Mission Viejo to Van Nuys · Mission Viejo to Torrance · Mission Viejo to LAX · Mission Viejo to Hollywood

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