Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to San Jacinto

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 87 minutes via SR-241 North and SR-91 East, usually 86 at this time.

Only 28% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Mission Viejo to San Jacinto (via SR-241 North and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 165 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (130 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 37 miles surface streets (50 to 106 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 San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 165 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to San Jacinto?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 82 to 165 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to San Jacinto?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 165 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (10 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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