Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to Mission Viejo

Right now (2:50 am PST): about 99 minutes via SR-91 West and I-10 West and SR-60 West.

Only 26% 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	127	137	126	110	108	106	108	110	111	111	110	106	102	101	99	98
Tue	115	131	149	129	114	106	105	106	110	111	114	112	111	104	99	99	97
Wed	112	127	149	129	112	105	106	107	110	114	115	112	111	105	99	98	97
Thu	110	123	138	123	111	106	108	111	112	111	115	114	111	104	100	99	97
Fri	109	114	120	113	110	109	109	112	113	115	114	114	110	104	101	97	96
Sat	98	99	99	100	102	105	107	107	108	107	107	105	106	103	100	98	97
Sun	97	97	98	99	102	106	109	111	113	108	107	103	103	104	102	99	96

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 96 minutes and up to 149 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (113 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 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 96 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 100-mile drive usually takes 96 to 149 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 149 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	127	137	126	110	108	106	108	110	111	111	110	106	102	101	99	98
Tue	115	131	149	129	114	106	105	106	110	111	114	112	111	104	99	99	97
Wed	112	127	149	129	112	105	106	107	110	114	115	112	111	105	99	98	97
Thu	110	123	138	123	111	106	108	111	112	111	115	114	111	104	100	99	97
Fri	109	114	120	113	110	109	109	112	113	115	114	114	110	104	101	97	96
Sat	98	99	99	100	102	105	107	107	108	107	107	105	106	103	100	98	97
Sun	97	97	98	99	102	106	109	111	113	108	107	103	103	104	102	99	96

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	127	137	126	110	108	106	108	110	111	111	110	106	102	101	99	98
Tue	115	131	149	129	114	106	105	106	110	111	114	112	111	104	99	99	97
Wed	112	127	149	129	112	105	106	107	110	114	115	112	111	105	99	98	97
Thu	110	123	138	123	111	106	108	111	112	111	115	114	111	104	100	99	97
Fri	109	114	120	113	110	109	109	112	113	115	114	114	110	104	101	97	96
Sat	98	99	99	100	102	105	107	107	108	107	107	105	106	103	100	98	97
Sun	97	97	98	99	102	106	109	111	113	108	107	103	103	104	102	99	96

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	127	137	126	110	108	106	108	110	111	111	110	106	102	101	99	98
Tue	115	131	149	129	114	106	105	106	110	111	114	112	111	104	99	99	97
Wed	112	127	149	129	112	105	106	107	110	114	115	112	111	105	99	98	97
Thu	110	123	138	123	111	106	108	111	112	111	115	114	111	104	100	99	97
Fri	109	114	120	113	110	109	109	112	113	115	114	114	110	104	101	97	96
Sat	98	99	99	100	102	105	107	107	108	107	107	105	106	103	100	98	97
Sun	97	97	98	99	102	106	109	111	113	108	107	103	103	104	102	99	96