Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Compton

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 47 minutes via I-5 North and SR-91 West, usually 49 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Compton 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	37	39	43	47	45	41	43	44	46	47	52	52	54	50	43	39	38
Tue	38	45	52	55	51	47	47	46	48	50	57	59	62	55	47	40	38
Wed	38	44	51	54	49	46	46	46	48	50	57	61	65	59	48	41	38
Thu	38	43	51	54	50	47	47	47	48	51	58	61	63	56	47	41	38
Fri	37	41	45	47	46	46	48	48	50	54	60	61	63	56	47	43	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	39	43	45	46	46	47	48	48	49	46	45	42	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	42	42	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Compton (via I-5 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 39 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 to central Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Compton?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (25 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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

More drives

Compton 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	37	39	43	47	45	41	43	44	46	47	52	52	54	50	43	39	38
Tue	38	45	52	55	51	47	47	46	48	50	57	59	62	55	47	40	38
Wed	38	44	51	54	49	46	46	46	48	50	57	61	65	59	48	41	38
Thu	38	43	51	54	50	47	47	47	48	51	58	61	63	56	47	41	38
Fri	37	41	45	47	46	46	48	48	50	54	60	61	63	56	47	43	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	39	43	45	46	46	47	48	48	49	46	45	42	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	42	42	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	43	47	45	41	43	44	46	47	52	52	54	50	43	39	38
Tue	38	45	52	55	51	47	47	46	48	50	57	59	62	55	47	40	38
Wed	38	44	51	54	49	46	46	46	48	50	57	61	65	59	48	41	38
Thu	38	43	51	54	50	47	47	47	48	51	58	61	63	56	47	41	38
Fri	37	41	45	47	46	46	48	48	50	54	60	61	63	56	47	43	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	39	43	45	46	46	47	48	48	49	46	45	42	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	42	42	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	43	47	45	41	43	44	46	47	52	52	54	50	43	39	38
Tue	38	45	52	55	51	47	47	46	48	50	57	59	62	55	47	40	38
Wed	38	44	51	54	49	46	46	46	48	50	57	61	65	59	48	41	38
Thu	38	43	51	54	50	47	47	47	48	51	58	61	63	56	47	41	38
Fri	37	41	45	47	46	46	48	48	50	54	60	61	63	56	47	43	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	39	43	45	46	46	47	48	48	49	46	45	42	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	42	42	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	41	38