Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Azusa

Right now (8:03 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via SR-57 North and I-5 North, usually 46 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Azusa 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	44	58	54	55	54	52	51	51	53	54	56	58	58	54	49	46	43
Tue	44	59	58	56	55	54	53	52	53	54	56	61	63	59	52	46	44
Wed	43	59	59	57	55	54	53	53	53	53	56	58	63	59	53	48	44
Thu	44	58	57	55	55	55	54	53	53	54	56	61	61	57	51	48	44
Fri	43	52	51	53	52	53	53	53	53	56	59	59	62	55	51	49	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	50	51	52	51	51	52	52	52	49	50	48	44
Sun	43	44	44	44	44	45	50	48	50	49	50	50	50	50	51	47	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Azusa (via SR-57 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 4 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 Azusa (Foothill Boulevard) 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 Azusa?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 43 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Azusa?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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

More drives

Azusa 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	58	54	55	54	52	51	51	53	54	56	58	58	54	49	46	43
Tue	44	59	58	56	55	54	53	52	53	54	56	61	63	59	52	46	44
Wed	43	59	59	57	55	54	53	53	53	53	56	58	63	59	53	48	44
Thu	44	58	57	55	55	55	54	53	53	54	56	61	61	57	51	48	44
Fri	43	52	51	53	52	53	53	53	53	56	59	59	62	55	51	49	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	50	51	52	51	51	52	52	52	49	50	48	44
Sun	43	44	44	44	44	45	50	48	50	49	50	50	50	50	51	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	58	54	55	54	52	51	51	53	54	56	58	58	54	49	46	43
Tue	44	59	58	56	55	54	53	52	53	54	56	61	63	59	52	46	44
Wed	43	59	59	57	55	54	53	53	53	53	56	58	63	59	53	48	44
Thu	44	58	57	55	55	55	54	53	53	54	56	61	61	57	51	48	44
Fri	43	52	51	53	52	53	53	53	53	56	59	59	62	55	51	49	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	50	51	52	51	51	52	52	52	49	50	48	44
Sun	43	44	44	44	44	45	50	48	50	49	50	50	50	50	51	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	58	54	55	54	52	51	51	53	54	56	58	58	54	49	46	43
Tue	44	59	58	56	55	54	53	52	53	54	56	61	63	59	52	46	44
Wed	43	59	59	57	55	54	53	53	53	53	56	58	63	59	53	48	44
Thu	44	58	57	55	55	55	54	53	53	54	56	61	61	57	51	48	44
Fri	43	52	51	53	52	53	53	53	53	56	59	59	62	55	51	49	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	50	51	52	51	51	52	52	52	49	50	48	44
Sun	43	44	44	44	44	45	50	48	50	49	50	50	50	50	51	47	44