Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Woodland Hills

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 104 minutes via I-5 North, usually 87 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Woodland Hills 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	65	85	87	94	90	82	82	82	85	87	91	116	104	83	73	67	65
Tue	65	83	94	97	95	88	84	82	84	87	107	124	112	88	79	68	65
Wed	65	82	87	92	94	86	84	82	84	87	117	137	123	95	81	71	66
Thu	65	80	87	94	92	85	84	83	85	90	113	134	114	91	81	72	66
Fri	65	78	80	86	84	84	83	86	88	93	106	103	101	92	82	74	66
Sat	65	66	68	70	76	84	86	86	87	86	87	88	86	85	85	76	67
Sun	65	65	65	66	68	73	80	82	86	85	89	85	85	86	86	75	66

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 137 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (93 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (1 to 2 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 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 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 137 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 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 137 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)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Woodland Hills 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	65	85	87	94	90	82	82	82	85	87	91	116	104	83	73	67	65
Tue	65	83	94	97	95	88	84	82	84	87	107	124	112	88	79	68	65
Wed	65	82	87	92	94	86	84	82	84	87	117	137	123	95	81	71	66
Thu	65	80	87	94	92	85	84	83	85	90	113	134	114	91	81	72	66
Fri	65	78	80	86	84	84	83	86	88	93	106	103	101	92	82	74	66
Sat	65	66	68	70	76	84	86	86	87	86	87	88	86	85	85	76	67
Sun	65	65	65	66	68	73	80	82	86	85	89	85	85	86	86	75	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	85	87	94	90	82	82	82	85	87	91	116	104	83	73	67	65
Tue	65	83	94	97	95	88	84	82	84	87	107	124	112	88	79	68	65
Wed	65	82	87	92	94	86	84	82	84	87	117	137	123	95	81	71	66
Thu	65	80	87	94	92	85	84	83	85	90	113	134	114	91	81	72	66
Fri	65	78	80	86	84	84	83	86	88	93	106	103	101	92	82	74	66
Sat	65	66	68	70	76	84	86	86	87	86	87	88	86	85	85	76	67
Sun	65	65	65	66	68	73	80	82	86	85	89	85	85	86	86	75	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	85	87	94	90	82	82	82	85	87	91	116	104	83	73	67	65
Tue	65	83	94	97	95	88	84	82	84	87	107	124	112	88	79	68	65
Wed	65	82	87	92	94	86	84	82	84	87	117	137	123	95	81	71	66
Thu	65	80	87	94	92	85	84	83	85	90	113	134	114	91	81	72	66
Fri	65	78	80	86	84	84	83	86	88	93	106	103	101	92	82	74	66
Sat	65	66	68	70	76	84	86	86	87	86	87	88	86	85	85	76	67
Sun	65	65	65	66	68	73	80	82	86	85	89	85	85	86	86	75	66