Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Mission Viejo

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 105 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 103 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Woodland Hills 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	66	78	88	83	75	74	76	80	83	92	121	129	116	101	88	72	65
Tue	63	81	96	91	79	76	77	79	81	101	129	128	117	105	91	76	65
Wed	63	80	97	89	79	75	75	77	78	87	102	119	117	97	86	78	65
Thu	64	80	94	91	78	78	81	82	85	102	132	143	132	108	89	79	67
Fri	64	76	86	84	78	77	80	87	93	119	134	137	134	116	90	77	67
Sat	64	65	67	72	75	77	81	83	90	94	98	88	87	81	77	76	67
Sun	64	64	64	65	68	72	75	78	78	82	88	91	87	85	79	78	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Woodland Hills to Mission Viejo (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 143 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (98 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills to Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 143 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Woodland Hills to Mission Viejo?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 63 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 143 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (31 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	78	88	83	75	74	76	80	83	92	121	129	116	101	88	72	65
Tue	63	81	96	91	79	76	77	79	81	101	129	128	117	105	91	76	65
Wed	63	80	97	89	79	75	75	77	78	87	102	119	117	97	86	78	65
Thu	64	80	94	91	78	78	81	82	85	102	132	143	132	108	89	79	67
Fri	64	76	86	84	78	77	80	87	93	119	134	137	134	116	90	77	67
Sat	64	65	67	72	75	77	81	83	90	94	98	88	87	81	77	76	67
Sun	64	64	64	65	68	72	75	78	78	82	88	91	87	85	79	78	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	78	88	83	75	74	76	80	83	92	121	129	116	101	88	72	65
Tue	63	81	96	91	79	76	77	79	81	101	129	128	117	105	91	76	65
Wed	63	80	97	89	79	75	75	77	78	87	102	119	117	97	86	78	65
Thu	64	80	94	91	78	78	81	82	85	102	132	143	132	108	89	79	67
Fri	64	76	86	84	78	77	80	87	93	119	134	137	134	116	90	77	67
Sat	64	65	67	72	75	77	81	83	90	94	98	88	87	81	77	76	67
Sun	64	64	64	65	68	72	75	78	78	82	88	91	87	85	79	78	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	78	88	83	75	74	76	80	83	92	121	129	116	101	88	72	65
Tue	63	81	96	91	79	76	77	79	81	101	129	128	117	105	91	76	65
Wed	63	80	97	89	79	75	75	77	78	87	102	119	117	97	86	78	65
Thu	64	80	94	91	78	78	81	82	85	102	132	143	132	108	89	79	67
Fri	64	76	86	84	78	77	80	87	93	119	134	137	134	116	90	77	67
Sat	64	65	67	72	75	77	81	83	90	94	98	88	87	81	77	76	67
Sun	64	64	64	65	68	72	75	78	78	82	88	91	87	85	79	78	68