Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to Mission Viejo

Right now (9:03 am PDT): about 152 minutes via SR-91 West and I-10 West and SR-60 West, usually 111 at this time.

Only 21% 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.

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 147 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 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (117 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Mission Viejo to Palm Springs

Freeway, about 86 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 14 miles: 20 to 21 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Palm Springs (East Alejo Road) to central Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Palm Springs to Mission Viejo by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon11012713412010610510410510710910810710410110110099
Tue1141391471271121061041061081101121091071009910097
Wed11313814612911110510410710811211311010710110010098
Thu11312813812411010610610711011011511210810210110198
Fri106112116110108107107110111114113114108103999897
Sat9810099102106109112117112111110108103100999997
Sun9796979810511011611711610710310210210110310096

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 147 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 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Springs to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

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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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