Best Time to Drive from ONT to Mission Viejo

Right now (1:18 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via SR-241 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 40% 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 ONT 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	47	54	56	59	56	55	52	52	54	55	56	55	57	51	50	49	47
Tue	46	54	60	65	59	58	55	52	52	53	57	58	58	53	50	48	46
Wed	46	54	57	64	59	57	53	52	52	54	57	58	60	55	48	48	46
Thu	46	54	56	60	56	55	53	52	53	53	56	58	59	55	49	48	47
Fri	45	53	54	55	53	53	54	54	55	57	59	57	59	59	50	49	46
Sat	46	48	48	49	49	48	48	49	51	51	50	50	51	50	48	48	46
Sun	46	46	46	48	48	49	49	49	50	49	48	48	48	48	48	49	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from ONT to Mission Viejo (via SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (15 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Ontario International Airport (ONT) (Tower Drive) to central Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) 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 ONT to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 45 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from ONT to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (4 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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

More drives

Mission Viejo to ONT (return trip) · ONT to Los Angeles · ONT to Santa Monica · ONT to Pasadena · ONT to Long Beach · ONT to West Covina · ONT to Burbank · ONT to Glendale · ONT to Santa Clarita · ONT to Van Nuys · ONT to Torrance · ONT to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	54	56	59	56	55	52	52	54	55	56	55	57	51	50	49	47
Tue	46	54	60	65	59	58	55	52	52	53	57	58	58	53	50	48	46
Wed	46	54	57	64	59	57	53	52	52	54	57	58	60	55	48	48	46
Thu	46	54	56	60	56	55	53	52	53	53	56	58	59	55	49	48	47
Fri	45	53	54	55	53	53	54	54	55	57	59	57	59	59	50	49	46
Sat	46	48	48	49	49	48	48	49	51	51	50	50	51	50	48	48	46
Sun	46	46	46	48	48	49	49	49	50	49	48	48	48	48	48	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	54	56	59	56	55	52	52	54	55	56	55	57	51	50	49	47
Tue	46	54	60	65	59	58	55	52	52	53	57	58	58	53	50	48	46
Wed	46	54	57	64	59	57	53	52	52	54	57	58	60	55	48	48	46
Thu	46	54	56	60	56	55	53	52	53	53	56	58	59	55	49	48	47
Fri	45	53	54	55	53	53	54	54	55	57	59	57	59	59	50	49	46
Sat	46	48	48	49	49	48	48	49	51	51	50	50	51	50	48	48	46
Sun	46	46	46	48	48	49	49	49	50	49	48	48	48	48	48	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	54	56	59	56	55	52	52	54	55	56	55	57	51	50	49	47
Tue	46	54	60	65	59	58	55	52	52	53	57	58	58	53	50	48	46
Wed	46	54	57	64	59	57	53	52	52	54	57	58	60	55	48	48	46
Thu	46	54	56	60	56	55	53	52	53	53	56	58	59	55	49	48	47
Fri	45	53	54	55	53	53	54	54	55	57	59	57	59	59	50	49	46
Sat	46	48	48	49	49	48	48	49	51	51	50	50	51	50	48	48	46
Sun	46	46	46	48	48	49	49	49	50	49	48	48	48	48	48	49	46