Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Mission Viejo

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 79 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Van Nuys 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	62	72	84	81	70	68	71	72	76	80	102	116	106	92	73	64	60
Tue	59	75	94	91	73	69	71	73	74	83	112	126	113	98	79	68	59
Wed	58	73	99	93	76	69	71	72	72	87	98	110	103	93	79	69	59
Thu	59	72	94	93	75	74	77	78	82	92	115	129	116	100	76	67	61
Fri	59	70	84	84	75	72	72	74	85	104	120	114	116	97	77	70	60
Sat	59	61	63	67	70	69	75	77	81	86	93	85	83	73	68	70	61
Sun	59	59	59	61	63	67	69	74	75	78	76	75	73	72	71	72	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Van Nuys to Mission Viejo (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (93 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Van Nuys (Haynes 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 Van Nuys to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to Mission Viejo?

The 64-mile drive usually takes 58 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (35 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	72	84	81	70	68	71	72	76	80	102	116	106	92	73	64	60
Tue	59	75	94	91	73	69	71	73	74	83	112	126	113	98	79	68	59
Wed	58	73	99	93	76	69	71	72	72	87	98	110	103	93	79	69	59
Thu	59	72	94	93	75	74	77	78	82	92	115	129	116	100	76	67	61
Fri	59	70	84	84	75	72	72	74	85	104	120	114	116	97	77	70	60
Sat	59	61	63	67	70	69	75	77	81	86	93	85	83	73	68	70	61
Sun	59	59	59	61	63	67	69	74	75	78	76	75	73	72	71	72	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	72	84	81	70	68	71	72	76	80	102	116	106	92	73	64	60
Tue	59	75	94	91	73	69	71	73	74	83	112	126	113	98	79	68	59
Wed	58	73	99	93	76	69	71	72	72	87	98	110	103	93	79	69	59
Thu	59	72	94	93	75	74	77	78	82	92	115	129	116	100	76	67	61
Fri	59	70	84	84	75	72	72	74	85	104	120	114	116	97	77	70	60
Sat	59	61	63	67	70	69	75	77	81	86	93	85	83	73	68	70	61
Sun	59	59	59	61	63	67	69	74	75	78	76	75	73	72	71	72	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	72	84	81	70	68	71	72	76	80	102	116	106	92	73	64	60
Tue	59	75	94	91	73	69	71	73	74	83	112	126	113	98	79	68	59
Wed	58	73	99	93	76	69	71	72	72	87	98	110	103	93	79	69	59
Thu	59	72	94	93	75	74	77	78	82	92	115	129	116	100	76	67	61
Fri	59	70	84	84	75	72	72	74	85	104	120	114	116	97	77	70	60
Sat	59	61	63	67	70	69	75	77	81	86	93	85	83	73	68	70	61
Sun	59	59	59	61	63	67	69	74	75	78	76	75	73	72	71	72	62