Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to Los Angeles

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-5 North, usually 55 at this time.

Only 7% 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.

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 69 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Aliso Viejo

Freeway, about 48 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 3 to 4 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Aliso Viejo to Downtown LA (City Hall) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	54	59	61	56	53	53	53	54	56	60	62	62	56	49	47	45
Tue	46	55	63	64	59	55	53	53	54	56	61	65	65	59	51	47	46
Wed	46	56	63	65	60	55	54	54	55	57	63	66	66	60	52	48	45
Thu	46	56	63	63	59	55	55	54	55	57	61	66	65	59	52	48	45
Fri	46	53	55	56	54	55	55	57	59	62	67	68	68	61	52	49	46
Sat	45	46	47	48	51	53	55	56	57	57	58	59	58	55	52	50	46
Sun	45	46	46	46	48	51	53	54	56	55	54	54	54	53	53	52	46

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 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 69 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 69 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 69 minutes.

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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

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Los Angeles to Aliso Viejo (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	54	59	61	56	53	53	53	54	56	60	62	62	56	49	47	45
Tue	46	55	63	64	59	55	53	53	54	56	61	65	65	59	51	47	46
Wed	46	56	63	65	60	55	54	54	55	57	63	66	66	60	52	48	45
Thu	46	56	63	63	59	55	55	54	55	57	61	66	65	59	52	48	45
Fri	46	53	55	56	54	55	55	57	59	62	67	68	68	61	52	49	46
Sat	45	46	47	48	51	53	55	56	57	57	58	59	58	55	52	50	46
Sun	45	46	46	46	48	51	53	54	56	55	54	54	54	53	53	52	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	54	59	61	56	53	53	53	54	56	60	62	62	56	49	47	45
Tue	46	55	63	64	59	55	53	53	54	56	61	65	65	59	51	47	46
Wed	46	56	63	65	60	55	54	54	55	57	63	66	66	60	52	48	45
Thu	46	56	63	63	59	55	55	54	55	57	61	66	65	59	52	48	45
Fri	46	53	55	56	54	55	55	57	59	62	67	68	68	61	52	49	46
Sat	45	46	47	48	51	53	55	56	57	57	58	59	58	55	52	50	46
Sun	45	46	46	46	48	51	53	54	56	55	54	54	54	53	53	52	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	54	59	61	56	53	53	53	54	56	60	62	62	56	49	47	45
Tue	46	55	63	64	59	55	53	53	54	56	61	65	65	59	51	47	46
Wed	46	56	63	65	60	55	54	54	55	57	63	66	66	60	52	48	45
Thu	46	56	63	63	59	55	55	54	55	57	61	66	65	59	52	48	45
Fri	46	53	55	56	54	55	55	57	59	62	67	68	68	61	52	49	46
Sat	45	46	47	48	51	53	55	56	57	57	58	59	58	55	52	50	46
Sun	45	46	46	46	48	51	53	54	56	55	54	54	54	53	53	52	46