Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Mission Viejo

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 32 minutes via I-5 South, usually 32 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 Norwalk 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	29	34	43	48	41	33	32	32	32	32	33	34	38	32	30	31	30
Tue	29	35	49	56	44	36	33	34	33	33	34	36	41	35	30	31	30
Wed	29	34	46	55	45	36	34	33	33	32	34	37	42	35	31	31	30
Thu	29	34	47	53	45	37	35	35	34	32	35	39	42	34	30	31	30
Fri	29	34	41	42	37	33	33	32	32	34	37	37	39	36	33	31	30
Sat	30	31	31	32	32	33	34	33	33	35	34	35	34	32	31	31	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	32	32	32	32	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Norwalk to Mission Viejo (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk 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 Norwalk to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 29 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (31 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	34	43	48	41	33	32	32	32	32	33	34	38	32	30	31	30
Tue	29	35	49	56	44	36	33	34	33	33	34	36	41	35	30	31	30
Wed	29	34	46	55	45	36	34	33	33	32	34	37	42	35	31	31	30
Thu	29	34	47	53	45	37	35	35	34	32	35	39	42	34	30	31	30
Fri	29	34	41	42	37	33	33	32	32	34	37	37	39	36	33	31	30
Sat	30	31	31	32	32	33	34	33	33	35	34	35	34	32	31	31	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	32	32	32	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	34	43	48	41	33	32	32	32	32	33	34	38	32	30	31	30
Tue	29	35	49	56	44	36	33	34	33	33	34	36	41	35	30	31	30
Wed	29	34	46	55	45	36	34	33	33	32	34	37	42	35	31	31	30
Thu	29	34	47	53	45	37	35	35	34	32	35	39	42	34	30	31	30
Fri	29	34	41	42	37	33	33	32	32	34	37	37	39	36	33	31	30
Sat	30	31	31	32	32	33	34	33	33	35	34	35	34	32	31	31	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	32	32	32	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	34	43	48	41	33	32	32	32	32	33	34	38	32	30	31	30
Tue	29	35	49	56	44	36	33	34	33	33	34	36	41	35	30	31	30
Wed	29	34	46	55	45	36	34	33	33	32	34	37	42	35	31	31	30
Thu	29	34	47	53	45	37	35	35	34	32	35	39	42	34	30	31	30
Fri	29	34	41	42	37	33	33	32	32	34	37	37	39	36	33	31	30
Sat	30	31	31	32	32	33	34	33	33	35	34	35	34	32	31	31	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	32	32	32	32	32	30