Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to South Gate

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 56 minutes via I-405 North, usually 51 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 South Gate 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	43	45	48	50	50	49	48	49	49	52	55	62	64	58	47	47	44
Tue	43	47	52	64	59	52	55	53	55	58	63	65	67	63	50	47	44
Wed	43	47	53	58	55	52	50	51	53	57	62	68	65	60	51	48	44
Thu	42	47	52	54	52	50	52	51	51	58	63	70	67	62	51	49	44
Fri	43	46	51	52	49	50	52	53	55	60	61	64	66	62	52	49	44
Sat	43	44	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	52	51	52	49	47	47	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	50	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Mission Viejo to South Gate (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 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 South Gate 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 South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to South Gate?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 42 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to South Gate?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (25 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (5 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

South Gate 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	43	45	48	50	50	49	48	49	49	52	55	62	64	58	47	47	44
Tue	43	47	52	64	59	52	55	53	55	58	63	65	67	63	50	47	44
Wed	43	47	53	58	55	52	50	51	53	57	62	68	65	60	51	48	44
Thu	42	47	52	54	52	50	52	51	51	58	63	70	67	62	51	49	44
Fri	43	46	51	52	49	50	52	53	55	60	61	64	66	62	52	49	44
Sat	43	44	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	52	51	52	49	47	47	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	50	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	48	50	50	49	48	49	49	52	55	62	64	58	47	47	44
Tue	43	47	52	64	59	52	55	53	55	58	63	65	67	63	50	47	44
Wed	43	47	53	58	55	52	50	51	53	57	62	68	65	60	51	48	44
Thu	42	47	52	54	52	50	52	51	51	58	63	70	67	62	51	49	44
Fri	43	46	51	52	49	50	52	53	55	60	61	64	66	62	52	49	44
Sat	43	44	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	52	51	52	49	47	47	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	50	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	48	50	50	49	48	49	49	52	55	62	64	58	47	47	44
Tue	43	47	52	64	59	52	55	53	55	58	63	65	67	63	50	47	44
Wed	43	47	53	58	55	52	50	51	53	57	62	68	65	60	51	48	44
Thu	42	47	52	54	52	50	52	51	51	58	63	70	67	62	51	49	44
Fri	43	46	51	52	49	50	52	53	55	60	61	64	66	62	52	49	44
Sat	43	44	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	52	51	52	49	47	47	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	50	45