Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to LGB

Right now (1:18 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-405 North, usually 35 at this time.

Only 28% 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 LGB by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Mission Viejo to LGB (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (2 to 3 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster 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 LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 31 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to LGB?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (26 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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

More drives

LGB 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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