Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Arcadia
Right now (11:04 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North.
Only 42% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 50 | 60 | 68 | 70 | 64 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 72 | 80 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 54 | 51 |
| Tue | 50 | 63 | 70 | 72 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 86 | 86 | 77 | 64 | 55 | 51 |
| Wed | 50 | 63 | 69 | 71 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 77 | 65 | 57 | 51 |
| Thu | 50 | 62 | 71 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 75 | 64 | 57 | 52 |
| Fri | 51 | 58 | 63 | 65 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 75 | 79 | 85 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 59 | 52 |
| Sat | 51 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 60 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 52 |
| Sun | 51 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 57 | 51 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Arcadia (via I-5 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).
About 54 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 central Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) to central Arcadia (West Huntington 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 Mission Viejo to Arcadia?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to Arcadia?
The 57-mile drive usually takes 50 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Arcadia?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in Orange County (35 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow
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