Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Palm Springs

Right now (10:50 pm PST): about 98 minutes via SR-91 East and I-10 East.

Only 30% 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 99-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Palm Springs (via SR-91 East and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 96 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12 pm or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (107 minutes).

About 86 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (19 to 20 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 Palm Springs (East Alejo Road) 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 Palm Springs?

On weekdays, leave before 12 pm or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 96 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to Palm Springs?

The 99-mile drive usually takes 96 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Palm Springs?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (13 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (7 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (5 miles)

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