Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Porter Ranch

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 105 minutes via I-5 North, usually 96 at this time.

None 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.

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Porter Ranch (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Porter Ranch to Mission Viejo

Freeway, about 73 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 4 to 7 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) to central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Mission Viejo to Porter Ranch 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	69	83	96	99	91	84	82	82	84	90	98	99	94	84	73	70	68
Tue	69	86	98	101	93	86	82	81	82	88	100	104	100	89	76	71	68
Wed	69	85	99	101	94	87	83	82	84	90	103	106	102	91	79	74	69
Thu	69	85	98	100	95	87	84	83	85	91	102	107	100	89	79	72	68
Fri	69	82	90	92	89	88	86	88	92	99	108	106	101	90	79	74	68
Sat	68	70	71	72	77	82	85	88	90	90	90	89	86	82	78	74	69
Sun	67	68	68	69	71	76	80	82	86	86	85	82	81	80	79	77	69

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 Porter Ranch?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to Porter Ranch?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 68 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	83	96	99	91	84	82	82	84	90	98	99	94	84	73	70	68
Tue	69	86	98	101	93	86	82	81	82	88	100	104	100	89	76	71	68
Wed	69	85	99	101	94	87	83	82	84	90	103	106	102	91	79	74	69
Thu	69	85	98	100	95	87	84	83	85	91	102	107	100	89	79	72	68
Fri	69	82	90	92	89	88	86	88	92	99	108	106	101	90	79	74	68
Sat	68	70	71	72	77	82	85	88	90	90	90	89	86	82	78	74	69
Sun	67	68	68	69	71	76	80	82	86	86	85	82	81	80	79	77	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	83	96	99	91	84	82	82	84	90	98	99	94	84	73	70	68
Tue	69	86	98	101	93	86	82	81	82	88	100	104	100	89	76	71	68
Wed	69	85	99	101	94	87	83	82	84	90	103	106	102	91	79	74	69
Thu	69	85	98	100	95	87	84	83	85	91	102	107	100	89	79	72	68
Fri	69	82	90	92	89	88	86	88	92	99	108	106	101	90	79	74	68
Sat	68	70	71	72	77	82	85	88	90	90	90	89	86	82	78	74	69
Sun	67	68	68	69	71	76	80	82	86	86	85	82	81	80	79	77	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	83	96	99	91	84	82	82	84	90	98	99	94	84	73	70	68
Tue	69	86	98	101	93	86	82	81	82	88	100	104	100	89	76	71	68
Wed	69	85	99	101	94	87	83	82	84	90	103	106	102	91	79	74	69
Thu	69	85	98	100	95	87	84	83	85	91	102	107	100	89	79	72	68
Fri	69	82	90	92	89	88	86	88	92	99	108	106	101	90	79	74	68
Sat	68	70	71	72	77	82	85	88	90	90	90	89	86	82	78	74	69
Sun	67	68	68	69	71	76	80	82	86	86	85	82	81	80	79	77	69