Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Highland

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 64 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Highland 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	57	59	65	66	63	63	64	65	67	72	78	83	80	68	63	62	58
Tue	57	60	69	68	65	64	64	65	67	74	83	88	82	69	64	63	58
Wed	57	59	68	69	63	63	63	65	67	74	78	81	79	66	63	62	59
Thu	57	59	67	67	63	63	64	65	68	75	82	92	82	68	64	61	58
Fri	57	59	63	64	62	64	65	69	76	81	91	90	82	75	67	63	58
Sat	57	58	59	60	60	61	63	64	64	66	66	66	66	64	63	61	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	59	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	61	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Highland (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 5 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 Highland 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 Highland?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 57 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Highland?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Highland 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	57	59	65	66	63	63	64	65	67	72	78	83	80	68	63	62	58
Tue	57	60	69	68	65	64	64	65	67	74	83	88	82	69	64	63	58
Wed	57	59	68	69	63	63	63	65	67	74	78	81	79	66	63	62	59
Thu	57	59	67	67	63	63	64	65	68	75	82	92	82	68	64	61	58
Fri	57	59	63	64	62	64	65	69	76	81	91	90	82	75	67	63	58
Sat	57	58	59	60	60	61	63	64	64	66	66	66	66	64	63	61	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	59	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	61	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	65	66	63	63	64	65	67	72	78	83	80	68	63	62	58
Tue	57	60	69	68	65	64	64	65	67	74	83	88	82	69	64	63	58
Wed	57	59	68	69	63	63	63	65	67	74	78	81	79	66	63	62	59
Thu	57	59	67	67	63	63	64	65	68	75	82	92	82	68	64	61	58
Fri	57	59	63	64	62	64	65	69	76	81	91	90	82	75	67	63	58
Sat	57	58	59	60	60	61	63	64	64	66	66	66	66	64	63	61	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	59	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	61	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	65	66	63	63	64	65	67	72	78	83	80	68	63	62	58
Tue	57	60	69	68	65	64	64	65	67	74	83	88	82	69	64	63	58
Wed	57	59	68	69	63	63	63	65	67	74	78	81	79	66	63	62	59
Thu	57	59	67	67	63	63	64	65	68	75	82	92	82	68	64	61	58
Fri	57	59	63	64	62	64	65	69	76	81	91	90	82	75	67	63	58
Sat	57	58	59	60	60	61	63	64	64	66	66	66	66	64	63	61	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	59	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	61	57