Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Van Nuys

Right now (9:48 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-5 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Van Nuys 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	60	80	85	93	90	83	83	85	90	97	98	112	100	86	71	63	60
Tue	60	78	87	95	95	88	85	81	89	98	104	120	111	91	78	64	60
Wed	59	77	83	89	93	85	84	81	86	89	110	124	113	95	81	67	61
Thu	60	75	83	90	90	83	84	84	91	98	110	124	110	95	84	70	61
Fri	60	74	78	84	84	84	87	88	97	101	109	108	106	94	82	71	61
Sat	60	61	63	66	76	88	89	91	91	93	91	91	87	86	86	73	62
Sun	60	60	61	61	65	70	79	82	86	91	95	87	86	85	84	72	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Van Nuys (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (97 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) to central Van Nuys (Haynes Street) 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 Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to Van Nuys?

The 67-mile drive usually takes 59 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (36 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (18 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

Van Nuys 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 Torrance · Mission Viejo to LAX · Mission Viejo to Hollywood · Mission Viejo to Culver City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	80	85	93	90	83	83	85	90	97	98	112	100	86	71	63	60
Tue	60	78	87	95	95	88	85	81	89	98	104	120	111	91	78	64	60
Wed	59	77	83	89	93	85	84	81	86	89	110	124	113	95	81	67	61
Thu	60	75	83	90	90	83	84	84	91	98	110	124	110	95	84	70	61
Fri	60	74	78	84	84	84	87	88	97	101	109	108	106	94	82	71	61
Sat	60	61	63	66	76	88	89	91	91	93	91	91	87	86	86	73	62
Sun	60	60	61	61	65	70	79	82	86	91	95	87	86	85	84	72	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	80	85	93	90	83	83	85	90	97	98	112	100	86	71	63	60
Tue	60	78	87	95	95	88	85	81	89	98	104	120	111	91	78	64	60
Wed	59	77	83	89	93	85	84	81	86	89	110	124	113	95	81	67	61
Thu	60	75	83	90	90	83	84	84	91	98	110	124	110	95	84	70	61
Fri	60	74	78	84	84	84	87	88	97	101	109	108	106	94	82	71	61
Sat	60	61	63	66	76	88	89	91	91	93	91	91	87	86	86	73	62
Sun	60	60	61	61	65	70	79	82	86	91	95	87	86	85	84	72	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	80	85	93	90	83	83	85	90	97	98	112	100	86	71	63	60
Tue	60	78	87	95	95	88	85	81	89	98	104	120	111	91	78	64	60
Wed	59	77	83	89	93	85	84	81	86	89	110	124	113	95	81	67	61
Thu	60	75	83	90	90	83	84	84	91	98	110	124	110	95	84	70	61
Fri	60	74	78	84	84	84	87	88	97	101	109	108	106	94	82	71	61
Sat	60	61	63	66	76	88	89	91	91	93	91	91	87	86	86	73	62
Sun	60	60	61	61	65	70	79	82	86	91	95	87	86	85	84	72	62