Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Upland to Mission Viejo
Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via SR-241 South and I-5 South, usually 48 at this time.
Only 37% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 47 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 57 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 49 | 48 | 47 |
| Tue | 46 | 52 | 60 | 63 | 59 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 49 | 48 | 46 |
| Wed | 46 | 52 | 58 | 66 | 60 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 48 | 48 | 46 |
| Thu | 46 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 50 | 48 | 47 |
| Fri | 46 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 57 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 48 | 47 |
| Sat | 46 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 51 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 46 |
| Sun | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 46 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Upland to Mission Viejo (via SR-241 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).
About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (19 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Upland 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 Upland to Mission Viejo?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Upland to Mission Viejo?
The 43-mile drive usually takes 46 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Upland to Mission Viejo?
Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (4 miles)
Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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