Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Rowland Heights

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-5 North and SR-57 North, usually 40 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Mission Viejo to Rowland Heights 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	33	34	35	41	40	37	38	39	41	42	44	45	46	43	38	35	33
Tue	33	34	35	40	41	40	41	40	41	42	45	48	51	48	42	36	34
Wed	33	34	35	41	40	40	40	40	41	41	44	47	50	48	42	37	34
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Fri	33	34	36	39	39	40	41	41	41	43	46	46	48	43	40	39	34
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	38	40	37	34
Sun	33	33	34	34	34	35	37	36	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Rowland Heights (via I-5 North and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 9 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 Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to Rowland Heights?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Rowland Heights?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles)

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More drives

Rowland Heights 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
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