Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Pico Rivera

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 45 minutes via I-5 North, usually 44 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Pico Rivera 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	34	35	38	43	42	39	41	42	44	46	49	51	52	48	41	36	34
Tue	34	36	40	44	43	41	42	43	44	45	50	54	56	52	45	37	35
Wed	34	36	39	43	43	41	41	42	44	44	51	55	57	52	45	39	34
Thu	34	36	39	43	42	41	42	43	44	46	50	55	55	50	44	38	35
Fri	34	36	37	40	40	42	43	44	45	47	53	53	55	52	44	40	35
Sat	34	35	35	36	36	40	41	41	41	42	44	44	44	41	41	39	35
Sun	34	35	35	35	36	36	39	38	40	40	41	40	41	42	42	38	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Pico Rivera (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 9 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 Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to Pico Rivera?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Pico Rivera?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (36 miles)

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More drives

Pico Rivera 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	34	35	38	43	42	39	41	42	44	46	49	51	52	48	41	36	34
Tue	34	36	40	44	43	41	42	43	44	45	50	54	56	52	45	37	35
Wed	34	36	39	43	43	41	41	42	44	44	51	55	57	52	45	39	34
Thu	34	36	39	43	42	41	42	43	44	46	50	55	55	50	44	38	35
Fri	34	36	37	40	40	42	43	44	45	47	53	53	55	52	44	40	35
Sat	34	35	35	36	36	40	41	41	41	42	44	44	44	41	41	39	35
Sun	34	35	35	35	36	36	39	38	40	40	41	40	41	42	42	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	38	43	42	39	41	42	44	46	49	51	52	48	41	36	34
Tue	34	36	40	44	43	41	42	43	44	45	50	54	56	52	45	37	35
Wed	34	36	39	43	43	41	41	42	44	44	51	55	57	52	45	39	34
Thu	34	36	39	43	42	41	42	43	44	46	50	55	55	50	44	38	35
Fri	34	36	37	40	40	42	43	44	45	47	53	53	55	52	44	40	35
Sat	34	35	35	36	36	40	41	41	41	42	44	44	44	41	41	39	35
Sun	34	35	35	35	36	36	39	38	40	40	41	40	41	42	42	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	38	43	42	39	41	42	44	46	49	51	52	48	41	36	34
Tue	34	36	40	44	43	41	42	43	44	45	50	54	56	52	45	37	35
Wed	34	36	39	43	43	41	41	42	44	44	51	55	57	52	45	39	34
Thu	34	36	39	43	42	41	42	43	44	46	50	55	55	50	44	38	35
Fri	34	36	37	40	40	42	43	44	45	47	53	53	55	52	44	40	35
Sat	34	35	35	36	36	40	41	41	41	42	44	44	44	41	41	39	35
Sun	34	35	35	35	36	36	39	38	40	40	41	40	41	42	42	38	35