Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Woodland Hills

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 94 minutes via I-5 North, usually 130 at this time.

Only 6% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Woodland Hills (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 139 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 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (130 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mission Viejo to central Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to Woodland Hills?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 65 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (36 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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