Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Hollywood

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 63 minutes via I-5 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Hollywood 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	61	63	69	63	56	57	58	59	61	62	63	64	61	54	50	48
Tue	49	61	69	72	66	61	59	58	59	61	64	67	68	65	57	51	48
Wed	49	61	67	70	64	60	59	58	58	59	65	68	68	65	57	52	48
Thu	49	59	66	69	63	61	61	59	59	62	70	75	70	65	59	54	49
Fri	49	58	57	61	59	60	61	63	64	71	75	75	74	69	59	55	49
Sat	48	49	51	52	54	59	62	64	62	62	64	65	63	58	58	55	49
Sun	48	48	49	49	51	53	58	58	59	59	61	60	61	60	62	57	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Hollywood (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 12 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 Hollywood (North Cahuenga 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 Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 48 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Hollywood?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (36 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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

More drives

Hollywood 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 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	61	63	69	63	56	57	58	59	61	62	63	64	61	54	50	48
Tue	49	61	69	72	66	61	59	58	59	61	64	67	68	65	57	51	48
Wed	49	61	67	70	64	60	59	58	58	59	65	68	68	65	57	52	48
Thu	49	59	66	69	63	61	61	59	59	62	70	75	70	65	59	54	49
Fri	49	58	57	61	59	60	61	63	64	71	75	75	74	69	59	55	49
Sat	48	49	51	52	54	59	62	64	62	62	64	65	63	58	58	55	49
Sun	48	48	49	49	51	53	58	58	59	59	61	60	61	60	62	57	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	61	63	69	63	56	57	58	59	61	62	63	64	61	54	50	48
Tue	49	61	69	72	66	61	59	58	59	61	64	67	68	65	57	51	48
Wed	49	61	67	70	64	60	59	58	58	59	65	68	68	65	57	52	48
Thu	49	59	66	69	63	61	61	59	59	62	70	75	70	65	59	54	49
Fri	49	58	57	61	59	60	61	63	64	71	75	75	74	69	59	55	49
Sat	48	49	51	52	54	59	62	64	62	62	64	65	63	58	58	55	49
Sun	48	48	49	49	51	53	58	58	59	59	61	60	61	60	62	57	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	61	63	69	63	56	57	58	59	61	62	63	64	61	54	50	48
Tue	49	61	69	72	66	61	59	58	59	61	64	67	68	65	57	51	48
Wed	49	61	67	70	64	60	59	58	58	59	65	68	68	65	57	52	48
Thu	49	59	66	69	63	61	61	59	59	62	70	75	70	65	59	54	49
Fri	49	58	57	61	59	60	61	63	64	71	75	75	74	69	59	55	49
Sat	48	49	51	52	54	59	62	64	62	62	64	65	63	58	58	55	49
Sun	48	48	49	49	51	53	58	58	59	59	61	60	61	60	62	57	50