Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to El Monte

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 59 at this time.

Only 40% 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 El Monte 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	42	45	51	55	53	50	52	52	55	64	67	70	69	61	50	45	42
Tue	42	46	53	59	55	52	53	54	56	61	66	73	74	65	54	45	42
Wed	42	46	52	56	54	53	52	54	57	60	68	74	74	66	55	48	42
Thu	42	46	52	57	54	53	54	55	58	62	66	74	74	63	54	48	43
Fri	42	45	49	52	50	53	55	56	60	63	71	68	68	62	53	49	43
Sat	42	43	44	44	45	50	52	52	53	55	58	57	57	52	50	49	43
Sun	42	43	43	43	44	45	49	48	49	50	50	50	51	50	52	47	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Mission Viejo to El Monte (via I-5 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 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 El Monte (Valley 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 El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to El Monte?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 42 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to El Monte?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (35 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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

More drives

El Monte 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	42	45	51	55	53	50	52	52	55	64	67	70	69	61	50	45	42
Tue	42	46	53	59	55	52	53	54	56	61	66	73	74	65	54	45	42
Wed	42	46	52	56	54	53	52	54	57	60	68	74	74	66	55	48	42
Thu	42	46	52	57	54	53	54	55	58	62	66	74	74	63	54	48	43
Fri	42	45	49	52	50	53	55	56	60	63	71	68	68	62	53	49	43
Sat	42	43	44	44	45	50	52	52	53	55	58	57	57	52	50	49	43
Sun	42	43	43	43	44	45	49	48	49	50	50	50	51	50	52	47	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	51	55	53	50	52	52	55	64	67	70	69	61	50	45	42
Tue	42	46	53	59	55	52	53	54	56	61	66	73	74	65	54	45	42
Wed	42	46	52	56	54	53	52	54	57	60	68	74	74	66	55	48	42
Thu	42	46	52	57	54	53	54	55	58	62	66	74	74	63	54	48	43
Fri	42	45	49	52	50	53	55	56	60	63	71	68	68	62	53	49	43
Sat	42	43	44	44	45	50	52	52	53	55	58	57	57	52	50	49	43
Sun	42	43	43	43	44	45	49	48	49	50	50	50	51	50	52	47	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	51	55	53	50	52	52	55	64	67	70	69	61	50	45	42
Tue	42	46	53	59	55	52	53	54	56	61	66	73	74	65	54	45	42
Wed	42	46	52	56	54	53	52	54	57	60	68	74	74	66	55	48	42
Thu	42	46	52	57	54	53	54	55	58	62	66	74	74	63	54	48	43
Fri	42	45	49	52	50	53	55	56	60	63	71	68	68	62	53	49	43
Sat	42	43	44	44	45	50	52	52	53	55	58	57	57	52	50	49	43
Sun	42	43	43	43	44	45	49	48	49	50	50	50	51	50	52	47	42