Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Norwalk

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via I-5 North, usually 36 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 Norwalk 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	29	30	31	36	35	32	33	34	36	37	39	40	41	39	34	31	29
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Sun	29	30	30	30	30	31	34	33	35	35	36	35	36	36	37	33	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Norwalk (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (37 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 6 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 Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 29 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Norwalk?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (31 miles)

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More drives

Norwalk 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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