Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Northridge

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 97 minutes via I-5 North, usually 126 at this time.

Only 6% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Northridge (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (126 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 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 Northridge 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 Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 66 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Northridge?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (36 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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