Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Glendale

Right now (4:03 pm PDT): about 82 minutes via I-5 North, usually 81 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Glendale 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	49	66	72	80	76	68	67	69	72	74	76	78	74	68	58	51	49
Tue	49	64	73	82	81	73	70	67	71	74	79	82	78	72	63	52	49
Wed	49	63	71	77	79	72	70	67	70	71	77	83	78	75	64	55	50
Thu	49	62	71	77	77	69	71	70	73	74	79	85	79	73	68	58	50
Fri	49	62	66	72	70	70	70	74	76	76	82	81	81	77	68	59	50
Sat	49	50	52	54	64	73	75	73	75	75	76	75	72	72	72	60	51
Sun	49	49	50	50	53	58	67	69	73	73	78	69	71	71	71	60	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Glendale (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (78 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 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 Glendale (South Brand 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 Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 49 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Glendale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (36 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (17 miles)

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

More drives

Glendale 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 Van Nuys · Mission Viejo to Torrance · Mission Viejo to LAX · Mission Viejo to Hollywood · Mission Viejo to Culver City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	66	72	80	76	68	67	69	72	74	76	78	74	68	58	51	49
Tue	49	64	73	82	81	73	70	67	71	74	79	82	78	72	63	52	49
Wed	49	63	71	77	79	72	70	67	70	71	77	83	78	75	64	55	50
Thu	49	62	71	77	77	69	71	70	73	74	79	85	79	73	68	58	50
Fri	49	62	66	72	70	70	70	74	76	76	82	81	81	77	68	59	50
Sat	49	50	52	54	64	73	75	73	75	75	76	75	72	72	72	60	51
Sun	49	49	50	50	53	58	67	69	73	73	78	69	71	71	71	60	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	66	72	80	76	68	67	69	72	74	76	78	74	68	58	51	49
Tue	49	64	73	82	81	73	70	67	71	74	79	82	78	72	63	52	49
Wed	49	63	71	77	79	72	70	67	70	71	77	83	78	75	64	55	50
Thu	49	62	71	77	77	69	71	70	73	74	79	85	79	73	68	58	50
Fri	49	62	66	72	70	70	70	74	76	76	82	81	81	77	68	59	50
Sat	49	50	52	54	64	73	75	73	75	75	76	75	72	72	72	60	51
Sun	49	49	50	50	53	58	67	69	73	73	78	69	71	71	71	60	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	66	72	80	76	68	67	69	72	74	76	78	74	68	58	51	49
Tue	49	64	73	82	81	73	70	67	71	74	79	82	78	72	63	52	49
Wed	49	63	71	77	79	72	70	67	70	71	77	83	78	75	64	55	50
Thu	49	62	71	77	77	69	71	70	73	74	79	85	79	73	68	58	50
Fri	49	62	66	72	70	70	70	74	76	76	82	81	81	77	68	59	50
Sat	49	50	52	54	64	73	75	73	75	75	76	75	72	72	72	60	51
Sun	49	49	50	50	53	58	67	69	73	73	78	69	71	71	71	60	51