Best Time to Drive from Montebello to Mission Viejo

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-5 South, usually 38 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Montebello to Mission Viejo 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	37	43	56	59	48	40	40	39	41	40	40	42	46	40	38	39	38
Tue	37	45	63	66	53	43	41	42	41	41	41	44	48	41	38	39	38
Wed	36	45	62	66	53	44	42	42	41	40	42	44	49	42	39	39	38
Thu	37	44	61	64	55	46	44	44	43	40	41	43	47	40	38	39	38
Fri	37	43	52	51	45	42	41	41	40	40	45	44	45	42	40	40	38
Sat	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	41	41	43	42	42	41	40	38	39	39
Sun	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	40	40	40	40	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Montebello to Mission Viejo (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Montebello to central Mission Viejo 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 Montebello to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 36 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (31 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Mission Viejo to Montebello (return trip) · Montebello to Los Angeles · Montebello to Long Beach · Montebello to Anaheim · Montebello to Riverside · Montebello to Santa Ana · Montebello to Irvine · Montebello to San Bernardino · Montebello to Fontana · Montebello to Oxnard · Montebello to Moreno Valley · Montebello to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	56	59	48	40	40	39	41	40	40	42	46	40	38	39	38
Tue	37	45	63	66	53	43	41	42	41	41	41	44	48	41	38	39	38
Wed	36	45	62	66	53	44	42	42	41	40	42	44	49	42	39	39	38
Thu	37	44	61	64	55	46	44	44	43	40	41	43	47	40	38	39	38
Fri	37	43	52	51	45	42	41	41	40	40	45	44	45	42	40	40	38
Sat	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	41	41	43	42	42	41	40	38	39	39
Sun	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	40	40	40	40	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	56	59	48	40	40	39	41	40	40	42	46	40	38	39	38
Tue	37	45	63	66	53	43	41	42	41	41	41	44	48	41	38	39	38
Wed	36	45	62	66	53	44	42	42	41	40	42	44	49	42	39	39	38
Thu	37	44	61	64	55	46	44	44	43	40	41	43	47	40	38	39	38
Fri	37	43	52	51	45	42	41	41	40	40	45	44	45	42	40	40	38
Sat	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	41	41	43	42	42	41	40	38	39	39
Sun	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	40	40	40	40	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	56	59	48	40	40	39	41	40	40	42	46	40	38	39	38
Tue	37	45	63	66	53	43	41	42	41	41	41	44	48	41	38	39	38
Wed	36	45	62	66	53	44	42	42	41	40	42	44	49	42	39	39	38
Thu	37	44	61	64	55	46	44	44	43	40	41	43	47	40	38	39	38
Fri	37	43	52	51	45	42	41	41	40	40	45	44	45	42	40	40	38
Sat	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	41	41	43	42	42	41	40	38	39	39
Sun	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	40	40	40	40	41	38