Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Mission Viejo

Right now (6:34 am PDT): about 50 minutes via I-405 South, usually 53 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 Torrance 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	43	47	55	57	52	48	48	49	49	52	58	63	64	56	49	46	44
Tue	43	48	60	63	55	50	48	49	50	54	63	69	71	61	52	47	44
Wed	43	48	61	62	57	51	49	49	50	54	62	69	71	62	53	47	44
Thu	43	48	59	61	55	50	50	50	51	55	65	71	72	64	53	47	44
Fri	43	46	52	53	51	50	51	52	55	61	67	70	69	61	52	48	44
Sat	43	44	44	45	46	48	50	52	53	53	53	53	52	50	47	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	49	49	48	48	47	46	46	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Torrance to Mission Viejo (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance (Opal 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 Torrance to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 43 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (26 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (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 Torrance (return trip) · Torrance to Los Angeles · Torrance to Santa Monica · Torrance to Pasadena · Torrance to West Covina · Torrance to Burbank · Torrance to Glendale · Torrance to Santa Clarita · Torrance to Van Nuys · Torrance to Hollywood · Torrance to Culver City · Torrance to El Monte

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	47	55	57	52	48	48	49	49	52	58	63	64	56	49	46	44
Tue	43	48	60	63	55	50	48	49	50	54	63	69	71	61	52	47	44
Wed	43	48	61	62	57	51	49	49	50	54	62	69	71	62	53	47	44
Thu	43	48	59	61	55	50	50	50	51	55	65	71	72	64	53	47	44
Fri	43	46	52	53	51	50	51	52	55	61	67	70	69	61	52	48	44
Sat	43	44	44	45	46	48	50	52	53	53	53	53	52	50	47	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	49	49	48	48	47	46	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	47	55	57	52	48	48	49	49	52	58	63	64	56	49	46	44
Tue	43	48	60	63	55	50	48	49	50	54	63	69	71	61	52	47	44
Wed	43	48	61	62	57	51	49	49	50	54	62	69	71	62	53	47	44
Thu	43	48	59	61	55	50	50	50	51	55	65	71	72	64	53	47	44
Fri	43	46	52	53	51	50	51	52	55	61	67	70	69	61	52	48	44
Sat	43	44	44	45	46	48	50	52	53	53	53	53	52	50	47	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	49	49	48	48	47	46	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	47	55	57	52	48	48	49	49	52	58	63	64	56	49	46	44
Tue	43	48	60	63	55	50	48	49	50	54	63	69	71	61	52	47	44
Wed	43	48	61	62	57	51	49	49	50	54	62	69	71	62	53	47	44
Thu	43	48	59	61	55	50	50	50	51	55	65	71	72	64	53	47	44
Fri	43	46	52	53	51	50	51	52	55	61	67	70	69	61	52	48	44
Sat	43	44	44	45	46	48	50	52	53	53	53	53	52	50	47	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	49	49	48	48	47	46	46	44