Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to LAX

Right now (10:47 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-405 North.

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.

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Mission Viejo to LAX (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: LAX to Mission Viejo

Freeway, about 50 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 to 8 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Mission Viejo to LAX 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	55	61	61	57	54	53	54	55	57	61	64	65	60	53	50	49
Tue	49	58	66	67	62	56	55	55	55	58	63	69	74	67	55	51	49
Wed	49	59	66	68	63	57	55	55	56	59	65	72	77	71	59	52	49
Thu	49	58	65	66	61	57	55	55	56	60	66	73	76	67	57	51	49
Fri	49	53	56	57	56	56	56	58	60	64	68	72	74	66	57	52	49
Sat	49	49	49	50	51	53	56	59	60	62	62	63	63	60	55	52	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	53	55	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	53	49

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 LAX?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 49 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to LAX?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (26 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (5 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	55	61	61	57	54	53	54	55	57	61	64	65	60	53	50	49
Tue	49	58	66	67	62	56	55	55	55	58	63	69	74	67	55	51	49
Wed	49	59	66	68	63	57	55	55	56	59	65	72	77	71	59	52	49
Thu	49	58	65	66	61	57	55	55	56	60	66	73	76	67	57	51	49
Fri	49	53	56	57	56	56	56	58	60	64	68	72	74	66	57	52	49
Sat	49	49	49	50	51	53	56	59	60	62	62	63	63	60	55	52	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	53	55	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	55	61	61	57	54	53	54	55	57	61	64	65	60	53	50	49
Tue	49	58	66	67	62	56	55	55	55	58	63	69	74	67	55	51	49
Wed	49	59	66	68	63	57	55	55	56	59	65	72	77	71	59	52	49
Thu	49	58	65	66	61	57	55	55	56	60	66	73	76	67	57	51	49
Fri	49	53	56	57	56	56	56	58	60	64	68	72	74	66	57	52	49
Sat	49	49	49	50	51	53	56	59	60	62	62	63	63	60	55	52	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	53	55	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	55	61	61	57	54	53	54	55	57	61	64	65	60	53	50	49
Tue	49	58	66	67	62	56	55	55	55	58	63	69	74	67	55	51	49
Wed	49	59	66	68	63	57	55	55	56	59	65	72	77	71	59	52	49
Thu	49	58	65	66	61	57	55	55	56	60	66	73	76	67	57	51	49
Fri	49	53	56	57	56	56	56	58	60	64	68	72	74	66	57	52	49
Sat	49	49	49	50	51	53	56	59	60	62	62	63	63	60	55	52	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	53	55	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	53	49