Best Time to Drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Mission Viejo

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 72 minutes via I-405 South, usually 71 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	52	56	57	58	62	57	57	61	62	61	61	64	66	64	61	60	52
Tue	51	58	58	61	63	62	61	63	63	62	63	68	74	71	63	61	52
Wed	51	58	58	58	62	64	62	64	63	60	62	65	72	68	61	61	52
Thu	51	57	57	58	61	63	63	63	63	60	60	64	66	64	60	58	52
Fri	51	57	57	60	61	60	60	59	58	59	61	62	62	61	61	60	51
Sat	51	51	52	53	53	53	53	54	53	54	54	53	53	53	53	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Mission Viejo (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (54 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Mission Viejo?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 51 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Palos Verdes to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (26 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Mission Viejo to Rancho Palos Verdes (return trip) · Rancho Palos Verdes to Los Angeles · Rancho Palos Verdes to Long Beach · Rancho Palos Verdes to Anaheim · Rancho Palos Verdes to Riverside · Rancho Palos Verdes to Santa Ana · Rancho Palos Verdes to Irvine · Rancho Palos Verdes to San Bernardino · Rancho Palos Verdes to Fontana · Rancho Palos Verdes to Oxnard · Rancho Palos Verdes to Moreno Valley · Rancho Palos Verdes to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	56	57	58	62	57	57	61	62	61	61	64	66	64	61	60	52
Tue	51	58	58	61	63	62	61	63	63	62	63	68	74	71	63	61	52
Wed	51	58	58	58	62	64	62	64	63	60	62	65	72	68	61	61	52
Thu	51	57	57	58	61	63	63	63	63	60	60	64	66	64	60	58	52
Fri	51	57	57	60	61	60	60	59	58	59	61	62	62	61	61	60	51
Sat	51	51	52	53	53	53	53	54	53	54	54	53	53	53	53	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	56	57	58	62	57	57	61	62	61	61	64	66	64	61	60	52
Tue	51	58	58	61	63	62	61	63	63	62	63	68	74	71	63	61	52
Wed	51	58	58	58	62	64	62	64	63	60	62	65	72	68	61	61	52
Thu	51	57	57	58	61	63	63	63	63	60	60	64	66	64	60	58	52
Fri	51	57	57	60	61	60	60	59	58	59	61	62	62	61	61	60	51
Sat	51	51	52	53	53	53	53	54	53	54	54	53	53	53	53	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	56	57	58	62	57	57	61	62	61	61	64	66	64	61	60	52
Tue	51	58	58	61	63	62	61	63	63	62	63	68	74	71	63	61	52
Wed	51	58	58	58	62	64	62	64	63	60	62	65	72	68	61	61	52
Thu	51	57	57	58	61	63	63	63	63	60	60	64	66	64	60	58	52
Fri	51	57	57	60	61	60	60	59	58	59	61	62	62	61	61	60	51
Sat	51	51	52	53	53	53	53	54	53	54	54	53	53	53	53	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	51