Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Mission Viejo

Right now (2:50 am PST): about 40 minutes via I-5 South and SR-57 South.

Only 48% 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 Pomona 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	38	55	72	70	61	51	48	46	45	44	45	47	51	43	41	40	39
Tue	38	59	73	72	61	53	50	48	46	45	46	50	55	46	41	41	39
Wed	38	58	74	70	63	53	49	48	45	45	46	49	55	47	42	41	39
Thu	38	56	70	67	60	50	50	47	47	45	46	50	53	46	42	40	39
Fri	38	50	57	55	51	48	48	46	45	47	48	49	50	46	43	41	39
Sat	39	40	41	42	43	45	48	47	48	48	45	46	45	43	41	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	43	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Pomona to Mission Viejo (via I-5 South and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pomona (East Mission 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 Pomona to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 38 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (17 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (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	38	55	72	70	61	51	48	46	45	44	45	47	51	43	41	40	39
Tue	38	59	73	72	61	53	50	48	46	45	46	50	55	46	41	41	39
Wed	38	58	74	70	63	53	49	48	45	45	46	49	55	47	42	41	39
Thu	38	56	70	67	60	50	50	47	47	45	46	50	53	46	42	40	39
Fri	38	50	57	55	51	48	48	46	45	47	48	49	50	46	43	41	39
Sat	39	40	41	42	43	45	48	47	48	48	45	46	45	43	41	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	43	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	55	72	70	61	51	48	46	45	44	45	47	51	43	41	40	39
Tue	38	59	73	72	61	53	50	48	46	45	46	50	55	46	41	41	39
Wed	38	58	74	70	63	53	49	48	45	45	46	49	55	47	42	41	39
Thu	38	56	70	67	60	50	50	47	47	45	46	50	53	46	42	40	39
Fri	38	50	57	55	51	48	48	46	45	47	48	49	50	46	43	41	39
Sat	39	40	41	42	43	45	48	47	48	48	45	46	45	43	41	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	43	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	55	72	70	61	51	48	46	45	44	45	47	51	43	41	40	39
Tue	38	59	73	72	61	53	50	48	46	45	46	50	55	46	41	41	39
Wed	38	58	74	70	63	53	49	48	45	45	46	49	55	47	42	41	39
Thu	38	56	70	67	60	50	50	47	47	45	46	50	53	46	42	40	39
Fri	38	50	57	55	51	48	48	46	45	47	48	49	50	46	43	41	39
Sat	39	40	41	42	43	45	48	47	48	48	45	46	45	43	41	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	43	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	39