Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to East Los Angeles

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-5 North, usually 47 at this time.

Only 43% 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 East Los Angeles 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	43	45	49	48	44	47	47	49	50	54	53	55	52	47	43	41
Tue	40	43	48	50	49	48	48	48	49	50	55	57	59	55	50	43	42
Wed	41	43	46	49	48	47	48	49	49	49	55	59	60	56	50	45	41
Thu	41	43	46	48	48	47	49	49	49	50	56	61	58	54	50	45	41
Fri	41	43	43	46	46	48	48	50	51	53	59	59	61	58	49	46	41
Sat	41	42	42	43	43	47	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	47	47	46	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	44	46	46	48	48	49	48	49	49	50	46	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Aliso Viejo to East Los Angeles (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 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 East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Aliso Viejo to East Los Angeles?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 40 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Aliso Viejo to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (29 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (3 miles)

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

More drives

East Los Angeles 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	43	45	49	48	44	47	47	49	50	54	53	55	52	47	43	41
Tue	40	43	48	50	49	48	48	48	49	50	55	57	59	55	50	43	42
Wed	41	43	46	49	48	47	48	49	49	49	55	59	60	56	50	45	41
Thu	41	43	46	48	48	47	49	49	49	50	56	61	58	54	50	45	41
Fri	41	43	43	46	46	48	48	50	51	53	59	59	61	58	49	46	41
Sat	41	42	42	43	43	47	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	47	47	46	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	44	46	46	48	48	49	48	49	49	50	46	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	45	49	48	44	47	47	49	50	54	53	55	52	47	43	41
Tue	40	43	48	50	49	48	48	48	49	50	55	57	59	55	50	43	42
Wed	41	43	46	49	48	47	48	49	49	49	55	59	60	56	50	45	41
Thu	41	43	46	48	48	47	49	49	49	50	56	61	58	54	50	45	41
Fri	41	43	43	46	46	48	48	50	51	53	59	59	61	58	49	46	41
Sat	41	42	42	43	43	47	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	47	47	46	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	44	46	46	48	48	49	48	49	49	50	46	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	45	49	48	44	47	47	49	50	54	53	55	52	47	43	41
Tue	40	43	48	50	49	48	48	48	49	50	55	57	59	55	50	43	42
Wed	41	43	46	49	48	47	48	49	49	49	55	59	60	56	50	45	41
Thu	41	43	46	48	48	47	49	49	49	50	56	61	58	54	50	45	41
Fri	41	43	43	46	46	48	48	50	51	53	59	59	61	58	49	46	41
Sat	41	42	42	43	43	47	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	47	47	46	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	44	46	46	48	48	49	48	49	49	50	46	41