Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Mission Viejo

Right now (11:31 am PDT): about 76 minutes via I-5 North, usually 76 at this time.

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Temecula to Mission Viejo (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Mission Viejo to Temecula

Freeway, about 43 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 22 miles: 34 to 58 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Temecula to Mission Viejo by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon7287897675757676757474747473737372
Tue7291997875767575757476787775737372
Wed7289977775767575747477797876747372
Thu7289967675767575767577818082737372
Fri7275747475757676777878817875737372
Sat7272737475778186868883777573747472
Sun7272727374767981818079787875747472

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 Temecula to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 72 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

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