Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Rialto

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 58 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-241 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Rialto 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	53	55	61	64	60	60	61	62	64	68	74	76	76	63	59	57	53
Tue	53	57	65	66	63	61	61	62	64	71	78	80	79	64	60	59	54
Wed	53	56	64	66	61	60	60	62	64	71	74	74	77	63	59	58	54
Thu	53	56	64	64	61	59	61	61	64	69	77	80	77	64	60	57	54
Fri	53	56	59	62	59	61	62	66	71	75	80	79	74	68	62	58	54
Sat	52	53	54	54	55	57	58	59	59	61	61	61	62	60	59	57	53
Sun	53	52	53	53	54	55	57	57	58	57	57	57	56	57	56	57	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Rialto (via SR-91 East and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 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 Rialto 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 Rialto?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 53 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Rialto?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Rialto 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	53	55	61	64	60	60	61	62	64	68	74	76	76	63	59	57	53
Tue	53	57	65	66	63	61	61	62	64	71	78	80	79	64	60	59	54
Wed	53	56	64	66	61	60	60	62	64	71	74	74	77	63	59	58	54
Thu	53	56	64	64	61	59	61	61	64	69	77	80	77	64	60	57	54
Fri	53	56	59	62	59	61	62	66	71	75	80	79	74	68	62	58	54
Sat	52	53	54	54	55	57	58	59	59	61	61	61	62	60	59	57	53
Sun	53	52	53	53	54	55	57	57	58	57	57	57	56	57	56	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	61	64	60	60	61	62	64	68	74	76	76	63	59	57	53
Tue	53	57	65	66	63	61	61	62	64	71	78	80	79	64	60	59	54
Wed	53	56	64	66	61	60	60	62	64	71	74	74	77	63	59	58	54
Thu	53	56	64	64	61	59	61	61	64	69	77	80	77	64	60	57	54
Fri	53	56	59	62	59	61	62	66	71	75	80	79	74	68	62	58	54
Sat	52	53	54	54	55	57	58	59	59	61	61	61	62	60	59	57	53
Sun	53	52	53	53	54	55	57	57	58	57	57	57	56	57	56	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	61	64	60	60	61	62	64	68	74	76	76	63	59	57	53
Tue	53	57	65	66	63	61	61	62	64	71	78	80	79	64	60	59	54
Wed	53	56	64	66	61	60	60	62	64	71	74	74	77	63	59	58	54
Thu	53	56	64	64	61	59	61	61	64	69	77	80	77	64	60	57	54
Fri	53	56	59	62	59	61	62	66	71	75	80	79	74	68	62	58	54
Sat	52	53	54	54	55	57	58	59	59	61	61	61	62	60	59	57	53
Sun	53	52	53	53	54	55	57	57	58	57	57	57	56	57	56	57	53