Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Mission Viejo

Right now (3:50 pm PST): about 66 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-241 South, usually 69 at this time.

Only 43% 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 San Bernardino 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	55	69	78	81	71	61	61	60	60	63	69	67	69	61	54	54	53
Tue	55	73	87	90	78	63	60	60	60	63	69	69	71	64	54	54	52
Wed	54	69	84	93	75	62	60	59	60	62	68	69	74	65	55	53	52
Thu	54	69	76	80	70	61	61	59	62	62	68	69	73	66	55	53	53
Fri	53	65	67	71	66	60	62	62	64	65	66	67	67	61	57	54	52
Sat	52	54	54	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	59	58	56	55	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	54	55	56	58	58	59	59	58	57	56	57	56	55	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from San Bernardino to Mission Viejo (via SR-91 West and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Bernardino (West 5th Street) 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 San Bernardino to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Bernardino to Mission Viejo?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 52 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (9 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (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	55	69	78	81	71	61	61	60	60	63	69	67	69	61	54	54	53
Tue	55	73	87	90	78	63	60	60	60	63	69	69	71	64	54	54	52
Wed	54	69	84	93	75	62	60	59	60	62	68	69	74	65	55	53	52
Thu	54	69	76	80	70	61	61	59	62	62	68	69	73	66	55	53	53
Fri	53	65	67	71	66	60	62	62	64	65	66	67	67	61	57	54	52
Sat	52	54	54	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	59	58	56	55	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	54	55	56	58	58	59	59	58	57	56	57	56	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	69	78	81	71	61	61	60	60	63	69	67	69	61	54	54	53
Tue	55	73	87	90	78	63	60	60	60	63	69	69	71	64	54	54	52
Wed	54	69	84	93	75	62	60	59	60	62	68	69	74	65	55	53	52
Thu	54	69	76	80	70	61	61	59	62	62	68	69	73	66	55	53	53
Fri	53	65	67	71	66	60	62	62	64	65	66	67	67	61	57	54	52
Sat	52	54	54	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	59	58	56	55	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	54	55	56	58	58	59	59	58	57	56	57	56	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	69	78	81	71	61	61	60	60	63	69	67	69	61	54	54	53
Tue	55	73	87	90	78	63	60	60	60	63	69	69	71	64	54	54	52
Wed	54	69	84	93	75	62	60	59	60	62	68	69	74	65	55	53	52
Thu	54	69	76	80	70	61	61	59	62	62	68	69	73	66	55	53	53
Fri	53	65	67	71	66	60	62	62	64	65	66	67	67	61	57	54	52
Sat	52	54	54	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	59	58	56	55	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	54	55	56	58	58	59	59	58	57	56	57	56	55	52