Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to Long Beach

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via SR-73 North and I-405 North, usually 36 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 Long Beach 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	34	35	36	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	41	41	39	36	36	35
Tue	34	34	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	39	43	44	39	36	36	35
Wed	34	35	35	38	38	40	39	39	40	40	41	48	50	43	41	42	35
Thu	34	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	44	43	39	37	36	34
Fri	34	35	36	37	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	41	40	37	36	35	34
Sat	35	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	36	35
Sun	34	35	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Aliso Viejo to Long Beach (via SR-73 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 1 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (36 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Aliso Viejo to downtown Long Beach 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 1 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Aliso Viejo to Long Beach?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 34 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Aliso Viejo to Long Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-73 North in Orange County (13 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (1.6 miles)

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

More drives

Long Beach to Aliso Viejo (return trip) · Aliso Viejo to Los Angeles · Aliso Viejo to Santa Monica · Aliso Viejo to San Diego

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	36	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	41	41	39	36	36	35
Tue	34	34	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	39	43	44	39	36	36	35
Wed	34	35	35	38	38	40	39	39	40	40	41	48	50	43	41	42	35
Thu	34	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	44	43	39	37	36	34
Fri	34	35	36	37	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	41	40	37	36	35	34
Sat	35	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	36	35
Sun	34	35	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	36	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	41	41	39	36	36	35
Tue	34	34	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	39	43	44	39	36	36	35
Wed	34	35	35	38	38	40	39	39	40	40	41	48	50	43	41	42	35
Thu	34	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	44	43	39	37	36	34
Fri	34	35	36	37	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	41	40	37	36	35	34
Sat	35	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	36	35
Sun	34	35	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	36	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	41	41	39	36	36	35
Tue	34	34	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	39	43	44	39	36	36	35
Wed	34	35	35	38	38	40	39	39	40	40	41	48	50	43	41	42	35
Thu	34	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	44	43	39	37	36	34
Fri	34	35	36	37	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	41	40	37	36	35	34
Sat	35	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	36	35
Sun	34	35	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	34