Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to La Habra

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via I-5 North and SR-57 North, usually 36 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 La Habra 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	30	32	34	40	39	35	35	37	39	39	41	42	43	40	35	32	30
Tue	30	33	35	39	39	38	38	38	40	39	42	43	44	42	38	32	30
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Sat	30	30	31	31	32	36	37	38	37	38	39	38	39	36	36	34	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	35	34	36	36	37	36	36	36	37	33	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Mission Viejo to La Habra (via I-5 North and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 45 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 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 11 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 La Habra 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 La Habra?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to La Habra?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 30 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to La Habra?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (9 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

La Habra 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
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