Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Arcadia

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 67 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 70 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Mission Viejo to Arcadia 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	50	60	69	72	66	62	64	64	68	73	83	85	83	74	61	54	51
Tue	50	63	71	74	70	65	65	65	67	78	85	88	90	80	66	56	51
Wed	51	62	70	73	69	65	64	65	67	73	83	88	89	79	66	57	51
Thu	51	61	69	72	68	66	65	67	71	78	83	88	87	76	65	57	52
Fri	51	58	64	66	65	65	67	69	74	79	86	84	82	77	65	60	52
Sat	51	52	53	54	55	60	63	64	65	67	69	70	67	63	60	57	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	53	54	58	59	62	63	63	61	61	61	60	56	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 90 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 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (70 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 7 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 90 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 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Arcadia?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	60	69	72	66	62	64	64	68	73	83	85	83	74	61	54	51
Tue	50	63	71	74	70	65	65	65	67	78	85	88	90	80	66	56	51
Wed	51	62	70	73	69	65	64	65	67	73	83	88	89	79	66	57	51
Thu	51	61	69	72	68	66	65	67	71	78	83	88	87	76	65	57	52
Fri	51	58	64	66	65	65	67	69	74	79	86	84	82	77	65	60	52
Sat	51	52	53	54	55	60	63	64	65	67	69	70	67	63	60	57	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	53	54	58	59	62	63	63	61	61	61	60	56	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	60	69	72	66	62	64	64	68	73	83	85	83	74	61	54	51
Tue	50	63	71	74	70	65	65	65	67	78	85	88	90	80	66	56	51
Wed	51	62	70	73	69	65	64	65	67	73	83	88	89	79	66	57	51
Thu	51	61	69	72	68	66	65	67	71	78	83	88	87	76	65	57	52
Fri	51	58	64	66	65	65	67	69	74	79	86	84	82	77	65	60	52
Sat	51	52	53	54	55	60	63	64	65	67	69	70	67	63	60	57	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	53	54	58	59	62	63	63	61	61	61	60	56	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	60	69	72	66	62	64	64	68	73	83	85	83	74	61	54	51
Tue	50	63	71	74	70	65	65	65	67	78	85	88	90	80	66	56	51
Wed	51	62	70	73	69	65	64	65	67	73	83	88	89	79	66	57	51
Thu	51	61	69	72	68	66	65	67	71	78	83	88	87	76	65	57	52
Fri	51	58	64	66	65	65	67	69	74	79	86	84	82	77	65	60	52
Sat	51	52	53	54	55	60	63	64	65	67	69	70	67	63	60	57	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	53	54	58	59	62	63	63	61	61	61	60	56	51