Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Ontario

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 49 minutes via SR-241 North and I-5 North, usually 49 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Ontario 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	43	46	69	56	51	49	49	49	49	55	68	70	70	51	48	45	43
Tue	43	47	68	61	52	51	50	50	51	58	66	69	67	52	48	46	43
Wed	43	48	70	67	56	50	49	49	51	59	67	68	69	54	47	47	44
Thu	43	46	69	63	51	49	49	50	53	59	70	71	71	56	49	48	44
Fri	42	44	47	50	48	49	51	54	66	71	75	74	71	53	48	46	44
Sat	43	44	44	45	46	48	53	50	50	52	58	54	55	50	47	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	47	45	46	46	44	44	44	45	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Ontario (via SR-241 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (16 to 36 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 central Ontario (Holt Boulevard) 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 Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 42 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Ontario?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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

More drives

Ontario 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	43	46	69	56	51	49	49	49	49	55	68	70	70	51	48	45	43
Tue	43	47	68	61	52	51	50	50	51	58	66	69	67	52	48	46	43
Wed	43	48	70	67	56	50	49	49	51	59	67	68	69	54	47	47	44
Thu	43	46	69	63	51	49	49	50	53	59	70	71	71	56	49	48	44
Fri	42	44	47	50	48	49	51	54	66	71	75	74	71	53	48	46	44
Sat	43	44	44	45	46	48	53	50	50	52	58	54	55	50	47	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	47	45	46	46	44	44	44	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	69	56	51	49	49	49	49	55	68	70	70	51	48	45	43
Tue	43	47	68	61	52	51	50	50	51	58	66	69	67	52	48	46	43
Wed	43	48	70	67	56	50	49	49	51	59	67	68	69	54	47	47	44
Thu	43	46	69	63	51	49	49	50	53	59	70	71	71	56	49	48	44
Fri	42	44	47	50	48	49	51	54	66	71	75	74	71	53	48	46	44
Sat	43	44	44	45	46	48	53	50	50	52	58	54	55	50	47	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	47	45	46	46	44	44	44	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	69	56	51	49	49	49	49	55	68	70	70	51	48	45	43
Tue	43	47	68	61	52	51	50	50	51	58	66	69	67	52	48	46	43
Wed	43	48	70	67	56	50	49	49	51	59	67	68	69	54	47	47	44
Thu	43	46	69	63	51	49	49	50	53	59	70	71	71	56	49	48	44
Fri	42	44	47	50	48	49	51	54	66	71	75	74	71	53	48	46	44
Sat	43	44	44	45	46	48	53	50	50	52	58	54	55	50	47	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	47	45	46	46	44	44	44	45	43