Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Rancho Penasquitos

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-5 South, usually 60 at this time.

Only 67% 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 Penasquitos 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	57	59	64	64	60	61	60	60	61	61	64	64	63	59	58	58	58
Tue	57	60	68	71	64	63	61	62	61	62	67	68	65	60	59	59	58
Wed	57	59	68	71	64	62	61	61	61	63	66	67	66	60	59	59	58
Thu	57	59	68	69	62	63	63	62	61	63	69	70	67	60	60	59	58
Fri	57	59	62	60	60	64	68	72	76	79	80	81	73	67	63	59	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	65	74	79	79	76	73	72	75	68	63	60	59	58
Sun	58	57	58	58	59	61	67	66	68	67	64	65	61	60	61	61	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Rancho Penasquitos (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mission Viejo to central Rancho Penasquitos 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 Penasquitos?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 57 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Rancho Penasquitos?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in San Diego (35 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (22 miles) · SR-56 East in San Diego (8 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

More drives

Rancho Penasquitos 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	57	59	64	64	60	61	60	60	61	61	64	64	63	59	58	58	58
Tue	57	60	68	71	64	63	61	62	61	62	67	68	65	60	59	59	58
Wed	57	59	68	71	64	62	61	61	61	63	66	67	66	60	59	59	58
Thu	57	59	68	69	62	63	63	62	61	63	69	70	67	60	60	59	58
Fri	57	59	62	60	60	64	68	72	76	79	80	81	73	67	63	59	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	65	74	79	79	76	73	72	75	68	63	60	59	58
Sun	58	57	58	58	59	61	67	66	68	67	64	65	61	60	61	61	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	64	64	60	61	60	60	61	61	64	64	63	59	58	58	58
Tue	57	60	68	71	64	63	61	62	61	62	67	68	65	60	59	59	58
Wed	57	59	68	71	64	62	61	61	61	63	66	67	66	60	59	59	58
Thu	57	59	68	69	62	63	63	62	61	63	69	70	67	60	60	59	58
Fri	57	59	62	60	60	64	68	72	76	79	80	81	73	67	63	59	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	65	74	79	79	76	73	72	75	68	63	60	59	58
Sun	58	57	58	58	59	61	67	66	68	67	64	65	61	60	61	61	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	64	64	60	61	60	60	61	61	64	64	63	59	58	58	58
Tue	57	60	68	71	64	63	61	62	61	62	67	68	65	60	59	59	58
Wed	57	59	68	71	64	62	61	61	61	63	66	67	66	60	59	59	58
Thu	57	59	68	69	62	63	63	62	61	63	69	70	67	60	60	59	58
Fri	57	59	62	60	60	64	68	72	76	79	80	81	73	67	63	59	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	65	74	79	79	76	73	72	75	68	63	60	59	58
Sun	58	57	58	58	59	61	67	66	68	67	64	65	61	60	61	61	58