Best Time to Drive from Moreno Valley to Mission Viejo

Right now (4:51 am PST): about 52 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-241 South, usually 53 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Moreno Valley 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	54	69	83	88	71	59	60	58	60	61	61	62	62	60	56	55	53
Tue	54	72	96	100	77	62	58	58	59	62	64	64	64	61	56	54	53
Wed	53	69	93	96	75	61	57	57	62	62	65	66	65	62	57	53	52
Thu	53	70	89	88	71	59	59	59	64	64	65	66	65	62	57	54	52
Fri	53	63	68	70	62	59	61	60	64	65	68	67	67	63	59	54	52
Sat	51	53	54	54	55	56	58	59	61	61	61	61	59	58	56	53	52
Sun	51	52	52	53	54	56	59	61	62	64	61	57	57	57	57	55	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Moreno Valley to Mission Viejo (via SR-91 West and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (65 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Moreno Valley 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 Moreno Valley to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Moreno Valley to Mission Viejo?

The 55-mile drive usually takes 52 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moreno Valley to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (5 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles)

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

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	69	83	88	71	59	60	58	60	61	61	62	62	60	56	55	53
Tue	54	72	96	100	77	62	58	58	59	62	64	64	64	61	56	54	53
Wed	53	69	93	96	75	61	57	57	62	62	65	66	65	62	57	53	52
Thu	53	70	89	88	71	59	59	59	64	64	65	66	65	62	57	54	52
Fri	53	63	68	70	62	59	61	60	64	65	68	67	67	63	59	54	52
Sat	51	53	54	54	55	56	58	59	61	61	61	61	59	58	56	53	52
Sun	51	52	52	53	54	56	59	61	62	64	61	57	57	57	57	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	69	83	88	71	59	60	58	60	61	61	62	62	60	56	55	53
Tue	54	72	96	100	77	62	58	58	59	62	64	64	64	61	56	54	53
Wed	53	69	93	96	75	61	57	57	62	62	65	66	65	62	57	53	52
Thu	53	70	89	88	71	59	59	59	64	64	65	66	65	62	57	54	52
Fri	53	63	68	70	62	59	61	60	64	65	68	67	67	63	59	54	52
Sat	51	53	54	54	55	56	58	59	61	61	61	61	59	58	56	53	52
Sun	51	52	52	53	54	56	59	61	62	64	61	57	57	57	57	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	69	83	88	71	59	60	58	60	61	61	62	62	60	56	55	53
Tue	54	72	96	100	77	62	58	58	59	62	64	64	64	61	56	54	53
Wed	53	69	93	96	75	61	57	57	62	62	65	66	65	62	57	53	52
Thu	53	70	89	88	71	59	59	59	64	64	65	66	65	62	57	54	52
Fri	53	63	68	70	62	59	61	60	64	65	68	67	67	63	59	54	52
Sat	51	53	54	54	55	56	58	59	61	61	61	61	59	58	56	53	52
Sun	51	52	52	53	54	56	59	61	62	64	61	57	57	57	57	55	52