Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Temecula

Right now (2:39 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-5 South, usually 80 at this time.

Only 25% 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.

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Temecula (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (112 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Temecula to Mission Viejo

Freeway, about 45 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 21 miles: 32 to 57 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) to central Temecula along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Mission Viejo to Temecula by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon7692767675747474747576787774727271
Tue7595827776767575747581838072727271
Wed7496877575757474757684838273727271
Thu7495797575757575757988918981737271
Fri727473737576818910211511811110186737372
Sat71717273849210611111110199958477747371
Sun7171717273748083807977777674747472

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 Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to Temecula?

The 66-mile drive usually takes 71 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

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