Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Claremont

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via SR-57 North and I-5 North, usually 68 at this time.

None 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.

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Claremont (via SR-57 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Claremont to Mission Viejo

Freeway, about 44 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.6 miles: 2 to 3 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) to central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Mission Viejo to Claremont 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	40	43	44	49	48	47	47	47	49	55	66	70	67	57	46	43	41
Tue	40	43	45	49	49	49	49	48	50	55	66	71	70	61	49	44	41
Wed	40	44	46	51	49	49	49	49	51	57	68	73	71	62	51	46	42
Thu	40	43	45	49	50	49	49	50	51	57	68	72	69	59	49	44	41
Fri	40	43	44	47	47	49	50	52	58	66	75	74	69	58	49	45	41
Sat	41	42	42	43	43	45	46	47	48	49	51	51	51	48	45	44	41
Sun	40	41	41	41	41	42	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	41

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 Claremont?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 40 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Claremont?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	43	44	49	48	47	47	47	49	55	66	70	67	57	46	43	41
Tue	40	43	45	49	49	49	49	48	50	55	66	71	70	61	49	44	41
Wed	40	44	46	51	49	49	49	49	51	57	68	73	71	62	51	46	42
Thu	40	43	45	49	50	49	49	50	51	57	68	72	69	59	49	44	41
Fri	40	43	44	47	47	49	50	52	58	66	75	74	69	58	49	45	41
Sat	41	42	42	43	43	45	46	47	48	49	51	51	51	48	45	44	41
Sun	40	41	41	41	41	42	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	43	44	49	48	47	47	47	49	55	66	70	67	57	46	43	41
Tue	40	43	45	49	49	49	49	48	50	55	66	71	70	61	49	44	41
Wed	40	44	46	51	49	49	49	49	51	57	68	73	71	62	51	46	42
Thu	40	43	45	49	50	49	49	50	51	57	68	72	69	59	49	44	41
Fri	40	43	44	47	47	49	50	52	58	66	75	74	69	58	49	45	41
Sat	41	42	42	43	43	45	46	47	48	49	51	51	51	48	45	44	41
Sun	40	41	41	41	41	42	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	43	44	49	48	47	47	47	49	55	66	70	67	57	46	43	41
Tue	40	43	45	49	49	49	49	48	50	55	66	71	70	61	49	44	41
Wed	40	44	46	51	49	49	49	49	51	57	68	73	71	62	51	46	42
Thu	40	43	45	49	50	49	49	50	51	57	68	72	69	59	49	44	41
Fri	40	43	44	47	47	49	50	52	58	66	75	74	69	58	49	45	41
Sat	41	42	42	43	43	45	46	47	48	49	51	51	51	48	45	44	41
Sun	40	41	41	41	41	42	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	41