Best Time to Drive from Pico Rivera to Mission Viejo

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-5 South, usually 36 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Pico Rivera 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	34	39	51	55	45	37	37	37	37	37	37	39	43	37	36	36	35
Tue	34	41	60	62	50	40	38	39	38	38	39	40	45	39	36	37	35
Wed	34	41	59	62	50	41	39	38	38	37	39	41	45	39	36	36	35
Thu	34	40	57	61	51	43	41	41	40	37	38	40	44	38	35	36	35
Fri	34	39	48	48	42	39	38	38	37	37	41	41	42	39	38	37	36
Sat	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	38	38	40	39	40	38	37	36	36	36
Sun	34	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	38	37	38	37	37	37	37	38	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Pico Rivera to Mission Viejo (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pico Rivera to central Mission Viejo 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 Pico Rivera to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pico Rivera to Mission Viejo?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 34 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pico Rivera to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (31 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Mission Viejo to Pico Rivera (return trip) · Pico Rivera to Los Angeles · Pico Rivera to Long Beach · Pico Rivera to Anaheim · Pico Rivera to Riverside · Pico Rivera to Santa Ana · Pico Rivera to Irvine · Pico Rivera to San Bernardino · Pico Rivera to Fontana · Pico Rivera to Oxnard · Pico Rivera to Moreno Valley · Pico Rivera to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	39	51	55	45	37	37	37	37	37	37	39	43	37	36	36	35
Tue	34	41	60	62	50	40	38	39	38	38	39	40	45	39	36	37	35
Wed	34	41	59	62	50	41	39	38	38	37	39	41	45	39	36	36	35
Thu	34	40	57	61	51	43	41	41	40	37	38	40	44	38	35	36	35
Fri	34	39	48	48	42	39	38	38	37	37	41	41	42	39	38	37	36
Sat	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	38	38	40	39	40	38	37	36	36	36
Sun	34	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	38	37	38	37	37	37	37	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	39	51	55	45	37	37	37	37	37	37	39	43	37	36	36	35
Tue	34	41	60	62	50	40	38	39	38	38	39	40	45	39	36	37	35
Wed	34	41	59	62	50	41	39	38	38	37	39	41	45	39	36	36	35
Thu	34	40	57	61	51	43	41	41	40	37	38	40	44	38	35	36	35
Fri	34	39	48	48	42	39	38	38	37	37	41	41	42	39	38	37	36
Sat	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	38	38	40	39	40	38	37	36	36	36
Sun	34	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	38	37	38	37	37	37	37	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	39	51	55	45	37	37	37	37	37	37	39	43	37	36	36	35
Tue	34	41	60	62	50	40	38	39	38	38	39	40	45	39	36	37	35
Wed	34	41	59	62	50	41	39	38	38	37	39	41	45	39	36	36	35
Thu	34	40	57	61	51	43	41	41	40	37	38	40	44	38	35	36	35
Fri	34	39	48	48	42	39	38	38	37	37	41	41	42	39	38	37	36
Sat	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	38	38	40	39	40	38	37	36	36	36
Sun	34	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	38	37	38	37	37	37	37	38	35