Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Long Beach

Right now (6:47 am PDT): about 39 minutes via I-405 North, usually 40 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

Minutes from Mission Viejo to Long Beach 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	36	37	40	41	40	39	39	39	40	41	45	48	49	45	40	38	37
Tue	36	38	42	43	43	40	40	40	40	42	47	53	58	52	42	38	37
Wed	36	38	41	43	43	41	40	40	41	43	49	56	61	56	45	39	37
Thu	36	37	40	42	42	41	40	40	41	44	49	56	59	52	43	39	37
Fri	36	37	38	40	40	40	41	42	43	48	54	58	60	54	44	39	37
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	40	42	45	45	47	47	48	49	46	41	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Long Beach (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (12 to 18 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 downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to Long Beach?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 36 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Long Beach?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (23 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

More drives

Long Beach to Mission Viejo (return trip) · Mission Viejo to Los Angeles · Mission Viejo to Santa Monica · Mission Viejo to Pasadena · 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 · 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	36	37	40	41	40	39	39	39	40	41	45	48	49	45	40	38	37
Tue	36	38	42	43	43	40	40	40	40	42	47	53	58	52	42	38	37
Wed	36	38	41	43	43	41	40	40	41	43	49	56	61	56	45	39	37
Thu	36	37	40	42	42	41	40	40	41	44	49	56	59	52	43	39	37
Fri	36	37	38	40	40	40	41	42	43	48	54	58	60	54	44	39	37
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	40	42	45	45	47	47	48	49	46	41	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	40	41	40	39	39	39	40	41	45	48	49	45	40	38	37
Tue	36	38	42	43	43	40	40	40	40	42	47	53	58	52	42	38	37
Wed	36	38	41	43	43	41	40	40	41	43	49	56	61	56	45	39	37
Thu	36	37	40	42	42	41	40	40	41	44	49	56	59	52	43	39	37
Fri	36	37	38	40	40	40	41	42	43	48	54	58	60	54	44	39	37
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	40	42	45	45	47	47	48	49	46	41	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	40	41	40	39	39	39	40	41	45	48	49	45	40	38	37
Tue	36	38	42	43	43	40	40	40	40	42	47	53	58	52	42	38	37
Wed	36	38	41	43	43	41	40	40	41	43	49	56	61	56	45	39	37
Thu	36	37	40	42	42	41	40	40	41	44	49	56	59	52	43	39	37
Fri	36	37	38	40	40	40	41	42	43	48	54	58	60	54	44	39	37
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	40	42	45	45	47	47	48	49	46	41	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	39	37