Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to ONT

Right now (1:18 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via SR-241 North, usually 53 at this time.

Only 39% 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 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	49	73	57	52	50	50	50	52	56	65	70	67	51	49	47	44
Tue	44	49	75	62	54	51	50	50	52	58	70	73	68	53	49	48	44
Wed	44	50	78	66	55	50	50	49	51	59	65	67	75	54	48	47	44
Thu	44	48	75	60	50	50	49	50	53	58	72	72	72	55	50	48	44
Fri	43	46	50	49	50	50	52	55	66	72	76	72	72	56	49	47	45
Sat	43	45	45	45	47	49	53	50	51	52	59	53	56	51	48	47	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	46	43

About this drive

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 78 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (12 to 22 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 Ontario International Airport (ONT) (Tower Drive) 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 ONT?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 78 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 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to ONT?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

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	49	73	57	52	50	50	50	52	56	65	70	67	51	49	47	44
Tue	44	49	75	62	54	51	50	50	52	58	70	73	68	53	49	48	44
Wed	44	50	78	66	55	50	50	49	51	59	65	67	75	54	48	47	44
Thu	44	48	75	60	50	50	49	50	53	58	72	72	72	55	50	48	44
Fri	43	46	50	49	50	50	52	55	66	72	76	72	72	56	49	47	45
Sat	43	45	45	45	47	49	53	50	51	52	59	53	56	51	48	47	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	49	73	57	52	50	50	50	52	56	65	70	67	51	49	47	44
Tue	44	49	75	62	54	51	50	50	52	58	70	73	68	53	49	48	44
Wed	44	50	78	66	55	50	50	49	51	59	65	67	75	54	48	47	44
Thu	44	48	75	60	50	50	49	50	53	58	72	72	72	55	50	48	44
Fri	43	46	50	49	50	50	52	55	66	72	76	72	72	56	49	47	45
Sat	43	45	45	45	47	49	53	50	51	52	59	53	56	51	48	47	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	49	73	57	52	50	50	50	52	56	65	70	67	51	49	47	44
Tue	44	49	75	62	54	51	50	50	52	58	70	73	68	53	49	48	44
Wed	44	50	78	66	55	50	50	49	51	59	65	67	75	54	48	47	44
Thu	44	48	75	60	50	50	49	50	53	58	72	72	72	55	50	48	44
Fri	43	46	50	49	50	50	52	55	66	72	76	72	72	56	49	47	45
Sat	43	45	45	45	47	49	53	50	51	52	59	53	56	51	48	47	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	46	43