Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Pomona

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 48 minutes via I-5 North and SR-57 North, usually 47 at this time.

Only 44% 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 41-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Pomona (via I-5 North and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 13 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 Pomona (East Mission 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 Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 38 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Pomona?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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