Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to ONT

Right now (9:03 am PDT): about 67 minutes via SR-241 North, usually 56 at this time.

Only 13% 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 43-mile drive from Mission Viejo to ONT (via SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: ONT to Mission Viejo

Freeway, about 35 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 12 to 22 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 Ontario International Airport (ONT) (Tower Drive) 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 ONT 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	44	48	73	56	52	49	50	49	51	54	65	69	66	50	47	46	44
Tue	44	49	78	62	55	50	50	50	51	57	69	73	69	53	47	46	44
Wed	44	51	85	70	56	51	50	49	51	58	65	67	75	54	48	46	45
Thu	44	49	75	63	50	50	49	50	53	57	70	73	73	54	47	46	44
Fri	43	45	50	50	49	50	52	56	65	71	76	73	70	54	48	47	44
Sat	43	45	45	45	46	48	52	54	53	59	59	53	57	50	47	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	48	57	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	43

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 ONT?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 43 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to ONT?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

ONT 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	48	73	56	52	49	50	49	51	54	65	69	66	50	47	46	44
Tue	44	49	78	62	55	50	50	50	51	57	69	73	69	53	47	46	44
Wed	44	51	85	70	56	51	50	49	51	58	65	67	75	54	48	46	45
Thu	44	49	75	63	50	50	49	50	53	57	70	73	73	54	47	46	44
Fri	43	45	50	50	49	50	52	56	65	71	76	73	70	54	48	47	44
Sat	43	45	45	45	46	48	52	54	53	59	59	53	57	50	47	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	48	57	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	48	73	56	52	49	50	49	51	54	65	69	66	50	47	46	44
Tue	44	49	78	62	55	50	50	50	51	57	69	73	69	53	47	46	44
Wed	44	51	85	70	56	51	50	49	51	58	65	67	75	54	48	46	45
Thu	44	49	75	63	50	50	49	50	53	57	70	73	73	54	47	46	44
Fri	43	45	50	50	49	50	52	56	65	71	76	73	70	54	48	47	44
Sat	43	45	45	45	46	48	52	54	53	59	59	53	57	50	47	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	48	57	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	48	73	56	52	49	50	49	51	54	65	69	66	50	47	46	44
Tue	44	49	78	62	55	50	50	50	51	57	69	73	69	53	47	46	44
Wed	44	51	85	70	56	51	50	49	51	58	65	67	75	54	48	46	45
Thu	44	49	75	63	50	50	49	50	53	57	70	73	73	54	47	46	44
Fri	43	45	50	50	49	50	52	56	65	71	76	73	70	54	48	47	44
Sat	43	45	45	45	46	48	52	54	53	59	59	53	57	50	47	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	48	57	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	43