Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Mission Viejo

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-5 South and I-210 East, usually 75 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Sylmar 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	68	83	95	93	80	78	78	78	81	86	99	109	100	89	76	71	67
Tue	66	87	107	103	88	84	80	80	81	93	109	118	105	94	80	74	66
Wed	66	84	109	104	92	83	80	80	81	89	96	103	100	92	81	75	67
Thu	66	85	107	104	92	86	84	85	86	101	112	119	107	96	78	75	68
Fri	67	81	93	95	85	80	81	84	93	108	109	110	109	96	80	77	69
Sat	67	69	72	74	78	81	82	84	89	90	91	87	87	83	77	77	69
Sun	66	68	68	68	69	73	77	82	82	84	82	82	79	79	78	78	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Sylmar to Mission Viejo (via I-5 South and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar 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 Sylmar 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 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 66 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (31 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	83	95	93	80	78	78	78	81	86	99	109	100	89	76	71	67
Tue	66	87	107	103	88	84	80	80	81	93	109	118	105	94	80	74	66
Wed	66	84	109	104	92	83	80	80	81	89	96	103	100	92	81	75	67
Thu	66	85	107	104	92	86	84	85	86	101	112	119	107	96	78	75	68
Fri	67	81	93	95	85	80	81	84	93	108	109	110	109	96	80	77	69
Sat	67	69	72	74	78	81	82	84	89	90	91	87	87	83	77	77	69
Sun	66	68	68	68	69	73	77	82	82	84	82	82	79	79	78	78	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	83	95	93	80	78	78	78	81	86	99	109	100	89	76	71	67
Tue	66	87	107	103	88	84	80	80	81	93	109	118	105	94	80	74	66
Wed	66	84	109	104	92	83	80	80	81	89	96	103	100	92	81	75	67
Thu	66	85	107	104	92	86	84	85	86	101	112	119	107	96	78	75	68
Fri	67	81	93	95	85	80	81	84	93	108	109	110	109	96	80	77	69
Sat	67	69	72	74	78	81	82	84	89	90	91	87	87	83	77	77	69
Sun	66	68	68	68	69	73	77	82	82	84	82	82	79	79	78	78	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	83	95	93	80	78	78	78	81	86	99	109	100	89	76	71	67
Tue	66	87	107	103	88	84	80	80	81	93	109	118	105	94	80	74	66
Wed	66	84	109	104	92	83	80	80	81	89	96	103	100	92	81	75	67
Thu	66	85	107	104	92	86	84	85	86	101	112	119	107	96	78	75	68
Fri	67	81	93	95	85	80	81	84	93	108	109	110	109	96	80	77	69
Sat	67	69	72	74	78	81	82	84	89	90	91	87	87	83	77	77	69
Sun	66	68	68	68	69	73	77	82	82	84	82	82	79	79	78	78	67