Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Sherman Oaks

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via I-5 North, usually 84 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Sherman Oaks 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	57	84	93	98	94	83	84	84	90	102	106	104	91	81	69	59	57
Tue	57	82	92	100	103	90	83	84	94	106	110	104	92	87	76	61	57
Wed	57	79	88	94	99	89	87	85	90	98	105	106	93	90	78	64	58
Thu	57	77	88	98	94	86	85	87	98	106	110	109	92	84	82	68	58
Fri	57	75	83	90	86	87	87	96	106	107	109	106	98	96	86	71	59
Sat	57	58	60	65	75	91	94	102	104	100	105	103	97	95	93	72	60
Sun	57	57	58	58	63	75	84	91	95	96	101	88	90	92	89	73	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Sherman Oaks (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (105 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 to 4 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 Sherman Oaks 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 Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to Sherman Oaks?

The 65-mile drive usually takes 57 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (36 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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

More drives

Sherman Oaks 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	57	84	93	98	94	83	84	84	90	102	106	104	91	81	69	59	57
Tue	57	82	92	100	103	90	83	84	94	106	110	104	92	87	76	61	57
Wed	57	79	88	94	99	89	87	85	90	98	105	106	93	90	78	64	58
Thu	57	77	88	98	94	86	85	87	98	106	110	109	92	84	82	68	58
Fri	57	75	83	90	86	87	87	96	106	107	109	106	98	96	86	71	59
Sat	57	58	60	65	75	91	94	102	104	100	105	103	97	95	93	72	60
Sun	57	57	58	58	63	75	84	91	95	96	101	88	90	92	89	73	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	84	93	98	94	83	84	84	90	102	106	104	91	81	69	59	57
Tue	57	82	92	100	103	90	83	84	94	106	110	104	92	87	76	61	57
Wed	57	79	88	94	99	89	87	85	90	98	105	106	93	90	78	64	58
Thu	57	77	88	98	94	86	85	87	98	106	110	109	92	84	82	68	58
Fri	57	75	83	90	86	87	87	96	106	107	109	106	98	96	86	71	59
Sat	57	58	60	65	75	91	94	102	104	100	105	103	97	95	93	72	60
Sun	57	57	58	58	63	75	84	91	95	96	101	88	90	92	89	73	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	84	93	98	94	83	84	84	90	102	106	104	91	81	69	59	57
Tue	57	82	92	100	103	90	83	84	94	106	110	104	92	87	76	61	57
Wed	57	79	88	94	99	89	87	85	90	98	105	106	93	90	78	64	58
Thu	57	77	88	98	94	86	85	87	98	106	110	109	92	84	82	68	58
Fri	57	75	83	90	86	87	87	96	106	107	109	106	98	96	86	71	59
Sat	57	58	60	65	75	91	94	102	104	100	105	103	97	95	93	72	60
Sun	57	57	58	58	63	75	84	91	95	96	101	88	90	92	89	73	58