Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Huntington Beach
Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 29 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 29 at this time.
None 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
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| Mon | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Tue | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Wed | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Thu | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Fri | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Sat | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
| Sun | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Huntington Beach (via I-405 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 34 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 28 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (30 minutes).
About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (11 to 17 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 Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) 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 Huntington Beach?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 34 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to Huntington Beach?
The 23-mile drive usually takes 25 to 34 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 28 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Huntington Beach?
Leaving around 6:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 34 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-405 North in Orange County (8 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (3 miles)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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