Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to Compton

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-405 North and SR-73 North, usually 50 at this time.

None 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 Compton 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	41	41	42	42	42	41	42	43	44	45	51	58	64	52	44	44	43
Tue	41	46	48	48	46	44	44	45	46	52	59	66	72	60	47	43	42
Wed	41	45	47	47	46	44	44	44	47	54	62	68	72	61	50	46	42
Thu	41	45	48	48	45	44	44	44	46	51	59	65	64	55	46	43	41
Fri	41	43	46	45	43	44	44	46	50	59	63	66	71	58	50	46	42
Sat	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	45	46	44	44	44	44	44	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	43	44	46	45	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Aliso Viejo to Compton (via I-405 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 22 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 Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 41 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Aliso Viejo to Compton?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 72 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 (6 miles)

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

More drives

Compton 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
Mon	41	41	42	42	42	41	42	43	44	45	51	58	64	52	44	44	43
Tue	41	46	48	48	46	44	44	45	46	52	59	66	72	60	47	43	42
Wed	41	45	47	47	46	44	44	44	47	54	62	68	72	61	50	46	42
Thu	41	45	48	48	45	44	44	44	46	51	59	65	64	55	46	43	41
Fri	41	43	46	45	43	44	44	46	50	59	63	66	71	58	50	46	42
Sat	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	45	46	44	44	44	44	44	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	43	44	46	45	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	41	42	42	42	41	42	43	44	45	51	58	64	52	44	44	43
Tue	41	46	48	48	46	44	44	45	46	52	59	66	72	60	47	43	42
Wed	41	45	47	47	46	44	44	44	47	54	62	68	72	61	50	46	42
Thu	41	45	48	48	45	44	44	44	46	51	59	65	64	55	46	43	41
Fri	41	43	46	45	43	44	44	46	50	59	63	66	71	58	50	46	42
Sat	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	45	46	44	44	44	44	44	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	43	44	46	45	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	41	42	42	42	41	42	43	44	45	51	58	64	52	44	44	43
Tue	41	46	48	48	46	44	44	45	46	52	59	66	72	60	47	43	42
Wed	41	45	47	47	46	44	44	44	47	54	62	68	72	61	50	46	42
Thu	41	45	48	48	45	44	44	44	46	51	59	65	64	55	46	43	41
Fri	41	43	46	45	43	44	44	46	50	59	63	66	71	58	50	46	42
Sat	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	45	46	44	44	44	44	44	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	43	44	46	45	41