Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Mission Viejo

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via SR-241 South and I-5 South, usually 64 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Ontario 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	45	49	53	58	54	50	50	50	50	51	56	63	63	57	47	46	45
Tue	44	50	58	61	58	53	51	50	50	52	57	60	60	56	47	45	44
Wed	44	50	57	65	59	54	50	50	50	51	60	61	61	59	46	45	44
Thu	44	50	55	59	54	52	51	50	51	54	60	64	63	59	48	46	44
Fri	44	50	50	52	49	50	50	51	55	60	64	64	63	58	47	46	44
Sat	44	45	46	46	47	48	50	48	49	50	50	53	51	50	45	45	44
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	47	47	47	49	47	47	46	45	45	45	46	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Ontario to Mission Viejo (via SR-241 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (17 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ontario (Holt Boulevard) 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 Ontario to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 44 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays 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-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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	49	53	58	54	50	50	50	50	51	56	63	63	57	47	46	45
Tue	44	50	58	61	58	53	51	50	50	52	57	60	60	56	47	45	44
Wed	44	50	57	65	59	54	50	50	50	51	60	61	61	59	46	45	44
Thu	44	50	55	59	54	52	51	50	51	54	60	64	63	59	48	46	44
Fri	44	50	50	52	49	50	50	51	55	60	64	64	63	58	47	46	44
Sat	44	45	46	46	47	48	50	48	49	50	50	53	51	50	45	45	44
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	47	47	47	49	47	47	46	45	45	45	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	49	53	58	54	50	50	50	50	51	56	63	63	57	47	46	45
Tue	44	50	58	61	58	53	51	50	50	52	57	60	60	56	47	45	44
Wed	44	50	57	65	59	54	50	50	50	51	60	61	61	59	46	45	44
Thu	44	50	55	59	54	52	51	50	51	54	60	64	63	59	48	46	44
Fri	44	50	50	52	49	50	50	51	55	60	64	64	63	58	47	46	44
Sat	44	45	46	46	47	48	50	48	49	50	50	53	51	50	45	45	44
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	47	47	47	49	47	47	46	45	45	45	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	49	53	58	54	50	50	50	50	51	56	63	63	57	47	46	45
Tue	44	50	58	61	58	53	51	50	50	52	57	60	60	56	47	45	44
Wed	44	50	57	65	59	54	50	50	50	51	60	61	61	59	46	45	44
Thu	44	50	55	59	54	52	51	50	51	54	60	64	63	59	48	46	44
Fri	44	50	50	52	49	50	50	51	55	60	64	64	63	58	47	46	44
Sat	44	45	46	46	47	48	50	48	49	50	50	53	51	50	45	45	44
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	47	47	47	49	47	47	46	45	45	45	46	44