Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to Mission Viejo

Right now (8:03 pm PDT): about 111 minutes via SR-91 West and I-10 West and SR-60 West, usually 98 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Palm Springs 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	112	129	139	122	109	108	106	107	110	112	111	110	106	102	103	102	100
Tue	115	137	152	131	114	107	106	107	110	112	113	113	109	103	101	100	98
Wed	117	133	150	132	114	107	107	107	110	113	115	113	110	103	100	99	97
Thu	112	129	142	127	113	108	108	110	112	111	114	114	111	103	102	101	97
Fri	107	114	118	114	110	109	109	111	112	114	114	114	110	104	100	98	100
Sat	100	100	100	103	106	109	111	114	111	111	110	108	106	102	99	98	97
Sun	98	98	99	100	104	107	111	110	114	107	103	103	102	101	103	101	97

About this drive

On weekdays the 100-mile drive from Palm Springs to Mission Viejo (via SR-91 West and I-10 West and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 97 minutes and up to 152 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (114 minutes).

About 86 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (about 20 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palm Springs (East Alejo Road) 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 Palm Springs to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 97 minutes then, versus up to 152 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palm Springs to Mission Viejo?

The 100-mile drive usually takes 97 to 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Springs to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 152 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (18 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (12 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (4 miles)

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	112	129	139	122	109	108	106	107	110	112	111	110	106	102	103	102	100
Tue	115	137	152	131	114	107	106	107	110	112	113	113	109	103	101	100	98
Wed	117	133	150	132	114	107	107	107	110	113	115	113	110	103	100	99	97
Thu	112	129	142	127	113	108	108	110	112	111	114	114	111	103	102	101	97
Fri	107	114	118	114	110	109	109	111	112	114	114	114	110	104	100	98	100
Sat	100	100	100	103	106	109	111	114	111	111	110	108	106	102	99	98	97
Sun	98	98	99	100	104	107	111	110	114	107	103	103	102	101	103	101	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	129	139	122	109	108	106	107	110	112	111	110	106	102	103	102	100
Tue	115	137	152	131	114	107	106	107	110	112	113	113	109	103	101	100	98
Wed	117	133	150	132	114	107	107	107	110	113	115	113	110	103	100	99	97
Thu	112	129	142	127	113	108	108	110	112	111	114	114	111	103	102	101	97
Fri	107	114	118	114	110	109	109	111	112	114	114	114	110	104	100	98	100
Sat	100	100	100	103	106	109	111	114	111	111	110	108	106	102	99	98	97
Sun	98	98	99	100	104	107	111	110	114	107	103	103	102	101	103	101	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	129	139	122	109	108	106	107	110	112	111	110	106	102	103	102	100
Tue	115	137	152	131	114	107	106	107	110	112	113	113	109	103	101	100	98
Wed	117	133	150	132	114	107	107	107	110	113	115	113	110	103	100	99	97
Thu	112	129	142	127	113	108	108	110	112	111	114	114	111	103	102	101	97
Fri	107	114	118	114	110	109	109	111	112	114	114	114	110	104	100	98	100
Sat	100	100	100	103	106	109	111	114	111	111	110	108	106	102	99	98	97
Sun	98	98	99	100	104	107	111	110	114	107	103	103	102	101	103	101	97