Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Mission Viejo

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 94 minutes via I-405 South, usually 105 at this time.

None 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 Northridge 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	69	75	96	93	82	79	80	86	103	109	127	131	126	107	82	76	71
Tue	70	77	99	111	102	86	83	120	162	207	237	222	182	142	103	82	69
Wed	69	77	92	107	103	85	85	106	176	246	239	227	192	150	113	87	70
Thu	70	76	95	101	95	84	88	114	164	208	193	187	174	156	128	95	71
Fri	70	74	82	86	82	80	91	152	175	165	145	151	153	137	118	93	71
Sat	70	70	69	71	73	75	85	94	98	113	107	103	94	85	80	79	70
Sun	69	69	69	71	73	75	77	81	85	87	84	86	83	79	79	77	70

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 246 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 135 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (113 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 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 246 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 246 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 135 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 2 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 246 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)

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

More drives

Mission Viejo to Northridge (return trip) · Northridge to Los Angeles · Northridge to Rancho Cucamonga · Northridge to Long Beach · Northridge to Anaheim · Northridge to Riverside · Northridge to Santa Ana · Northridge to Irvine · Northridge to Fontana · Northridge to Oxnard · Northridge to Huntington Beach · Northridge to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	75	96	93	82	79	80	86	103	109	127	131	126	107	82	76	71
Tue	70	77	99	111	102	86	83	120	162	207	237	222	182	142	103	82	69
Wed	69	77	92	107	103	85	85	106	176	246	239	227	192	150	113	87	70
Thu	70	76	95	101	95	84	88	114	164	208	193	187	174	156	128	95	71
Fri	70	74	82	86	82	80	91	152	175	165	145	151	153	137	118	93	71
Sat	70	70	69	71	73	75	85	94	98	113	107	103	94	85	80	79	70
Sun	69	69	69	71	73	75	77	81	85	87	84	86	83	79	79	77	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	75	96	93	82	79	80	86	103	109	127	131	126	107	82	76	71
Tue	70	77	99	111	102	86	83	120	162	207	237	222	182	142	103	82	69
Wed	69	77	92	107	103	85	85	106	176	246	239	227	192	150	113	87	70
Thu	70	76	95	101	95	84	88	114	164	208	193	187	174	156	128	95	71
Fri	70	74	82	86	82	80	91	152	175	165	145	151	153	137	118	93	71
Sat	70	70	69	71	73	75	85	94	98	113	107	103	94	85	80	79	70
Sun	69	69	69	71	73	75	77	81	85	87	84	86	83	79	79	77	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	75	96	93	82	79	80	86	103	109	127	131	126	107	82	76	71
Tue	70	77	99	111	102	86	83	120	162	207	237	222	182	142	103	82	69
Wed	69	77	92	107	103	85	85	106	176	246	239	227	192	150	113	87	70
Thu	70	76	95	101	95	84	88	114	164	208	193	187	174	156	128	95	71
Fri	70	74	82	86	82	80	91	152	175	165	145	151	153	137	118	93	71
Sat	70	70	69	71	73	75	85	94	98	113	107	103	94	85	80	79	70
Sun	69	69	69	71	73	75	77	81	85	87	84	86	83	79	79	77	70