Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to San Pedro

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via I-405 North, usually 45 at this time.

Only 19% 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 San Pedro 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	44	44	46	49	49	47	48	50	50	52	54	59	65	55	48	47	45
Tue	44	45	46	50	51	49	49	50	50	53	56	66	74	65	49	47	45
Wed	44	45	46	49	50	50	50	53	52	53	57	67	67	60	49	47	45
Thu	44	45	46	49	50	50	51	50	53	53	55	66	67	59	51	47	45
Fri	44	45	46	48	49	49	50	49	51	52	59	58	62	56	51	48	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	47	48	50	51	52	52	50	50	52	50	49	48	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	48	50	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	48	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Mission Viejo to San Pedro (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 to 2 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 Pedro 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 Pedro?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 44 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to San Pedro?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (25 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

San Pedro 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	44	44	46	49	49	47	48	50	50	52	54	59	65	55	48	47	45
Tue	44	45	46	50	51	49	49	50	50	53	56	66	74	65	49	47	45
Wed	44	45	46	49	50	50	50	53	52	53	57	67	67	60	49	47	45
Thu	44	45	46	49	50	50	51	50	53	53	55	66	67	59	51	47	45
Fri	44	45	46	48	49	49	50	49	51	52	59	58	62	56	51	48	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	47	48	50	51	52	52	50	50	52	50	49	48	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	48	50	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	44	46	49	49	47	48	50	50	52	54	59	65	55	48	47	45
Tue	44	45	46	50	51	49	49	50	50	53	56	66	74	65	49	47	45
Wed	44	45	46	49	50	50	50	53	52	53	57	67	67	60	49	47	45
Thu	44	45	46	49	50	50	51	50	53	53	55	66	67	59	51	47	45
Fri	44	45	46	48	49	49	50	49	51	52	59	58	62	56	51	48	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	47	48	50	51	52	52	50	50	52	50	49	48	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	48	50	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	44	46	49	49	47	48	50	50	52	54	59	65	55	48	47	45
Tue	44	45	46	50	51	49	49	50	50	53	56	66	74	65	49	47	45
Wed	44	45	46	49	50	50	50	53	52	53	57	67	67	60	49	47	45
Thu	44	45	46	49	50	50	51	50	53	53	55	66	67	59	51	47	45
Fri	44	45	46	48	49	49	50	49	51	52	59	58	62	56	51	48	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	47	48	50	51	52	52	50	50	52	50	49	48	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	48	50	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	48	45