Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Upland

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via SR-241 North and SR-91 East and I-5 North, usually 49 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Upland 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	45	48	60	56	52	50	51	51	51	56	67	67	65	52	50	48	45
Tue	45	49	60	59	54	53	52	52	53	58	65	67	65	54	50	49	46
Wed	45	48	60	60	54	52	51	51	52	59	66	66	67	55	49	49	46
Thu	45	48	61	58	52	51	51	51	54	59	68	68	68	57	51	50	46
Fri	45	47	49	51	50	51	52	54	64	69	71	71	67	55	51	49	46
Sat	45	46	47	47	48	50	53	50	49	52	56	54	56	51	49	48	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	49	47	48	48	46	47	46	48	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Upland (via SR-241 North and SR-91 East and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (19 to 37 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 Upland 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 Upland?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 45 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Upland?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Upland 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	45	48	60	56	52	50	51	51	51	56	67	67	65	52	50	48	45
Tue	45	49	60	59	54	53	52	52	53	58	65	67	65	54	50	49	46
Wed	45	48	60	60	54	52	51	51	52	59	66	66	67	55	49	49	46
Thu	45	48	61	58	52	51	51	51	54	59	68	68	68	57	51	50	46
Fri	45	47	49	51	50	51	52	54	64	69	71	71	67	55	51	49	46
Sat	45	46	47	47	48	50	53	50	49	52	56	54	56	51	49	48	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	49	47	48	48	46	47	46	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	60	56	52	50	51	51	51	56	67	67	65	52	50	48	45
Tue	45	49	60	59	54	53	52	52	53	58	65	67	65	54	50	49	46
Wed	45	48	60	60	54	52	51	51	52	59	66	66	67	55	49	49	46
Thu	45	48	61	58	52	51	51	51	54	59	68	68	68	57	51	50	46
Fri	45	47	49	51	50	51	52	54	64	69	71	71	67	55	51	49	46
Sat	45	46	47	47	48	50	53	50	49	52	56	54	56	51	49	48	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	49	47	48	48	46	47	46	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	60	56	52	50	51	51	51	56	67	67	65	52	50	48	45
Tue	45	49	60	59	54	53	52	52	53	58	65	67	65	54	50	49	46
Wed	45	48	60	60	54	52	51	51	52	59	66	66	67	55	49	49	46
Thu	45	48	61	58	52	51	51	51	54	59	68	68	68	57	51	50	46
Fri	45	47	49	51	50	51	52	54	64	69	71	71	67	55	51	49	46
Sat	45	46	47	47	48	50	53	50	49	52	56	54	56	51	49	48	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	49	47	48	48	46	47	46	48	46