Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Riverside

Right now (5:48 am PDT): about 42 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-241 North, usually 42 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Riverside 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	41	42	46	47	45	45	45	46	49	49	53	53	53	48	45	44	42
Tue	41	42	49	48	46	45	45	46	46	51	55	55	55	49	45	44	41
Wed	41	43	49	51	46	45	46	47	47	51	54	55	56	49	46	45	43
Thu	41	42	48	48	45	45	45	46	47	50	55	57	55	49	45	44	42
Fri	41	42	44	47	44	46	46	48	53	55	61	58	55	52	47	44	41
Sat	41	42	42	43	44	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	46	44	43	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	44	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Riverside (via SR-91 East and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 to 3 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 Riverside 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 Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Riverside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 61 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-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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

More drives

Riverside 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	41	42	46	47	45	45	45	46	49	49	53	53	53	48	45	44	42
Tue	41	42	49	48	46	45	45	46	46	51	55	55	55	49	45	44	41
Wed	41	43	49	51	46	45	46	47	47	51	54	55	56	49	46	45	43
Thu	41	42	48	48	45	45	45	46	47	50	55	57	55	49	45	44	42
Fri	41	42	44	47	44	46	46	48	53	55	61	58	55	52	47	44	41
Sat	41	42	42	43	44	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	46	44	43	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	46	47	45	45	45	46	49	49	53	53	53	48	45	44	42
Tue	41	42	49	48	46	45	45	46	46	51	55	55	55	49	45	44	41
Wed	41	43	49	51	46	45	46	47	47	51	54	55	56	49	46	45	43
Thu	41	42	48	48	45	45	45	46	47	50	55	57	55	49	45	44	42
Fri	41	42	44	47	44	46	46	48	53	55	61	58	55	52	47	44	41
Sat	41	42	42	43	44	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	46	44	43	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	46	47	45	45	45	46	49	49	53	53	53	48	45	44	42
Tue	41	42	49	48	46	45	45	46	46	51	55	55	55	49	45	44	41
Wed	41	43	49	51	46	45	46	47	47	51	54	55	56	49	46	45	43
Thu	41	42	48	48	45	45	45	46	47	50	55	57	55	49	45	44	42
Fri	41	42	44	47	44	46	46	48	53	55	61	58	55	52	47	44	41
Sat	41	42	42	43	44	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	46	44	43	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	44	41