Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to Carson

Right now (12:51 am PDT): about 38 minutes via I-405 North and SR-73 North.

Only 25% 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 Aliso Viejo to Carson 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	37	37	37	38	39	38	39	40	41	42	47	54	61	48	40	41	39
Tue	37	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	42	46	55	61	53	43	40	38
Wed	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	44	48	57	61	53	46	43	39
Thu	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	42	45	53	52	46	41	40	38
Fri	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	42	46	51	54	59	50	46	43	39
Sat	38	38	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	43	41	41	41	41	41	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	40	41	43	43	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Aliso Viejo to Carson (via I-405 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Aliso Viejo to central Carson 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 Aliso Viejo to Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Aliso Viejo to Carson?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 37 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Aliso Viejo to Carson?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (13 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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

More drives

Carson to Aliso Viejo (return trip) · Aliso Viejo to Los Angeles · Aliso Viejo to Santa Monica · Aliso Viejo to San Diego · Aliso Viejo to Long Beach · Aliso Viejo to Anaheim · Aliso Viejo to Riverside · Aliso Viejo to Santa Ana · Aliso Viejo to Irvine · Aliso Viejo to San Bernardino · Aliso Viejo to Fontana · Aliso Viejo to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Fri	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	42	46	51	54	59	50	46	43	39
Sat	38	38	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	43	41	41	41	41	41	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	40	41	43	43	38

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Tue	37	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	42	46	55	61	53	43	40	38
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Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	40	41	43	43	38

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Tue	37	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	42	46	55	61	53	43	40	38
Wed	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	44	48	57	61	53	46	43	39
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