Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Diamond Bar

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-5 North and SR-57 North, usually 41 at this time.

Only 51% 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 Diamond Bar 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
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Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	37	35	37	37	38	37	38	38	39	35	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Diamond Bar (via I-5 North and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

Drive times are measured from central Mission Viejo to central Diamond Bar 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 Diamond Bar?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to Diamond Bar?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 32 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Diamond Bar?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 54 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 (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

Diamond Bar 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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