Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Mission Viejo

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 105 minutes via I-405 South, usually 122 at this time.

Only 12% 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 77-mile drive from Northridge to Mission Viejo (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 254 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 143 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (122 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (6 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge 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 Northridge to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 254 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 69 to 254 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 143 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 2 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 254 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (42 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (26 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 miles)

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