Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 74 minutes via I-405 North, usually 76 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	51	51	53	56	55	54	54	55	56	58	65	78	90	70	55	55	54
Tue	51	52	53	58	57	55	56	57	58	61	67	78	88	76	60	55	52
Wed	51	51	52	56	56	55	56	57	58	63	68	80	86	75	63	60	53
Thu	51	52	53	56	56	55	56	57	58	61	66	77	78	67	58	55	52
Fri	51	51	52	55	55	55	55	56	58	67	74	77	83	70	64	59	53
Sat	51	51	51	52	52	54	55	56	57	58	60	57	57	58	57	56	52
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	60	63	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Rancho Palos Verdes (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (63 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 22 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 51 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 5 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (25 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Rancho Palos Verdes 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	51	51	53	56	55	54	54	55	56	58	65	78	90	70	55	55	54
Tue	51	52	53	58	57	55	56	57	58	61	67	78	88	76	60	55	52
Wed	51	51	52	56	56	55	56	57	58	63	68	80	86	75	63	60	53
Thu	51	52	53	56	56	55	56	57	58	61	66	77	78	67	58	55	52
Fri	51	51	52	55	55	55	55	56	58	67	74	77	83	70	64	59	53
Sat	51	51	51	52	52	54	55	56	57	58	60	57	57	58	57	56	52
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	60	63	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	51	53	56	55	54	54	55	56	58	65	78	90	70	55	55	54
Tue	51	52	53	58	57	55	56	57	58	61	67	78	88	76	60	55	52
Wed	51	51	52	56	56	55	56	57	58	63	68	80	86	75	63	60	53
Thu	51	52	53	56	56	55	56	57	58	61	66	77	78	67	58	55	52
Fri	51	51	52	55	55	55	55	56	58	67	74	77	83	70	64	59	53
Sat	51	51	51	52	52	54	55	56	57	58	60	57	57	58	57	56	52
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	60	63	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	51	53	56	55	54	54	55	56	58	65	78	90	70	55	55	54
Tue	51	52	53	58	57	55	56	57	58	61	67	78	88	76	60	55	52
Wed	51	51	52	56	56	55	56	57	58	63	68	80	86	75	63	60	53
Thu	51	52	53	56	56	55	56	57	58	61	66	77	78	67	58	55	52
Fri	51	51	52	55	55	55	55	56	58	67	74	77	83	70	64	59	53
Sat	51	51	51	52	52	54	55	56	57	58	60	57	57	58	57	56	52
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	60	63	56