Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to Los Angeles

Right now (12:19 am PDT): about 46 minutes via I-5 North.

Only 35% 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 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	46	52	54	59	56	51	53	53	55	55	58	58	59	56	51	47	45
Tue	46	53	60	62	59	55	54	54	54	55	59	62	62	59	54	48	46
Wed	46	52	57	59	56	54	54	54	54	54	60	64	64	61	54	49	46
Thu	46	52	57	60	57	55	55	54	54	55	61	65	62	58	55	50	46
Fri	46	52	51	53	53	55	55	56	57	59	63	64	65	63	54	51	46
Sat	45	46	47	48	49	53	55	55	54	54	55	56	55	53	53	51	46
Sun	45	46	46	46	48	49	52	51	53	54	54	54	55	56	56	51	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Aliso Viejo to Los Angeles (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (57 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 4 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 LA (City Hall) 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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 45 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Aliso Viejo to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (29 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 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

Los Angeles to Aliso Viejo (return trip) · 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 · Aliso Viejo to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	52	54	59	56	51	53	53	55	55	58	58	59	56	51	47	45
Tue	46	53	60	62	59	55	54	54	54	55	59	62	62	59	54	48	46
Wed	46	52	57	59	56	54	54	54	54	54	60	64	64	61	54	49	46
Thu	46	52	57	60	57	55	55	54	54	55	61	65	62	58	55	50	46
Fri	46	52	51	53	53	55	55	56	57	59	63	64	65	63	54	51	46
Sat	45	46	47	48	49	53	55	55	54	54	55	56	55	53	53	51	46
Sun	45	46	46	46	48	49	52	51	53	54	54	54	55	56	56	51	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	52	54	59	56	51	53	53	55	55	58	58	59	56	51	47	45
Tue	46	53	60	62	59	55	54	54	54	55	59	62	62	59	54	48	46
Wed	46	52	57	59	56	54	54	54	54	54	60	64	64	61	54	49	46
Thu	46	52	57	60	57	55	55	54	54	55	61	65	62	58	55	50	46
Fri	46	52	51	53	53	55	55	56	57	59	63	64	65	63	54	51	46
Sat	45	46	47	48	49	53	55	55	54	54	55	56	55	53	53	51	46
Sun	45	46	46	46	48	49	52	51	53	54	54	54	55	56	56	51	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	52	54	59	56	51	53	53	55	55	58	58	59	56	51	47	45
Tue	46	53	60	62	59	55	54	54	54	55	59	62	62	59	54	48	46
Wed	46	52	57	59	56	54	54	54	54	54	60	64	64	61	54	49	46
Thu	46	52	57	60	57	55	55	54	54	55	61	65	62	58	55	50	46
Fri	46	52	51	53	53	55	55	56	57	59	63	64	65	63	54	51	46
Sat	45	46	47	48	49	53	55	55	54	54	55	56	55	53	53	51	46
Sun	45	46	46	46	48	49	52	51	53	54	54	54	55	56	56	51	46