Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to Mission Viejo

Right now (8:03 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-5 South, usually 72 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Porter Ranch 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	71	88	100	96	88	89	88	89	89	101	117	126	112	99	81	72	69
Tue	67	95	111	106	100	92	89	89	90	109	128	136	120	108	88	77	68
Wed	66	91	114	108	104	91	88	88	90	106	113	121	111	103	88	79	68
Thu	68	91	112	106	104	94	91	95	96	119	130	135	127	111	84	79	69
Fri	67	86	100	101	94	88	87	93	109	126	125	126	127	105	88	82	71
Sat	69	70	74	79	86	88	91	91	96	103	103	95	95	91	85	83	72
Sun	68	68	69	69	72	77	83	90	92	94	92	91	87	88	85	83	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Porter Ranch to Mission Viejo (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 136 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (103 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) 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 Porter Ranch to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 136 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Porter Ranch to Mission Viejo?

The 76-mile drive usually takes 66 to 136 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 136 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (35 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (31 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Mission Viejo to Porter Ranch (return trip) · Porter Ranch to Los Angeles · Porter Ranch to Santa Monica · Porter Ranch to Pasadena · Porter Ranch to Long Beach · Porter Ranch to West Covina · Porter Ranch to Burbank · Porter Ranch to Glendale · Porter Ranch to Santa Clarita · Porter Ranch to Van Nuys · Porter Ranch to Torrance · Porter Ranch to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	88	100	96	88	89	88	89	89	101	117	126	112	99	81	72	69
Tue	67	95	111	106	100	92	89	89	90	109	128	136	120	108	88	77	68
Wed	66	91	114	108	104	91	88	88	90	106	113	121	111	103	88	79	68
Thu	68	91	112	106	104	94	91	95	96	119	130	135	127	111	84	79	69
Fri	67	86	100	101	94	88	87	93	109	126	125	126	127	105	88	82	71
Sat	69	70	74	79	86	88	91	91	96	103	103	95	95	91	85	83	72
Sun	68	68	69	69	72	77	83	90	92	94	92	91	87	88	85	83	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	88	100	96	88	89	88	89	89	101	117	126	112	99	81	72	69
Tue	67	95	111	106	100	92	89	89	90	109	128	136	120	108	88	77	68
Wed	66	91	114	108	104	91	88	88	90	106	113	121	111	103	88	79	68
Thu	68	91	112	106	104	94	91	95	96	119	130	135	127	111	84	79	69
Fri	67	86	100	101	94	88	87	93	109	126	125	126	127	105	88	82	71
Sat	69	70	74	79	86	88	91	91	96	103	103	95	95	91	85	83	72
Sun	68	68	69	69	72	77	83	90	92	94	92	91	87	88	85	83	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	88	100	96	88	89	88	89	89	101	117	126	112	99	81	72	69
Tue	67	95	111	106	100	92	89	89	90	109	128	136	120	108	88	77	68
Wed	66	91	114	108	104	91	88	88	90	106	113	121	111	103	88	79	68
Thu	68	91	112	106	104	94	91	95	96	119	130	135	127	111	84	79	69
Fri	67	86	100	101	94	88	87	93	109	126	125	126	127	105	88	82	71
Sat	69	70	74	79	86	88	91	91	96	103	103	95	95	91	85	83	72
Sun	68	68	69	69	72	77	83	90	92	94	92	91	87	88	85	83	71