Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to San Pedro

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 66 minutes via I-405 North and SR-73 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 23% 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 San Pedro 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	43	43	43	44	44	43	44	45	46	46	53	64	76	58	46	46	45
Tue	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	49	54	62	70	60	49	45	43
Wed	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	47	51	56	65	69	60	52	50	44
Thu	42	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	48	52	60	60	51	47	45	43
Fri	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	47	54	59	62	67	57	53	49	44
Sat	43	43	42	43	43	44	45	45	46	47	49	46	46	47	47	47	43
Sun	43	43	42	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	47	50	53	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Aliso Viejo to San Pedro (via I-405 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (53 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 7 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 San Pedro 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 San Pedro?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Aliso Viejo to San Pedro?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 42 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Aliso Viejo to San Pedro?

Leaving around 5 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (13 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (7 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

San Pedro 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	43	43	43	44	44	43	44	45	46	46	53	64	76	58	46	46	45
Tue	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	49	54	62	70	60	49	45	43
Wed	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	47	51	56	65	69	60	52	50	44
Thu	42	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	48	52	60	60	51	47	45	43
Fri	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	47	54	59	62	67	57	53	49	44
Sat	43	43	42	43	43	44	45	45	46	47	49	46	46	47	47	47	43
Sun	43	43	42	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	47	50	53	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	43	44	44	43	44	45	46	46	53	64	76	58	46	46	45
Tue	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	49	54	62	70	60	49	45	43
Wed	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	47	51	56	65	69	60	52	50	44
Thu	42	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	48	52	60	60	51	47	45	43
Fri	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	47	54	59	62	67	57	53	49	44
Sat	43	43	42	43	43	44	45	45	46	47	49	46	46	47	47	47	43
Sun	43	43	42	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	47	50	53	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	43	44	44	43	44	45	46	46	53	64	76	58	46	46	45
Tue	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	49	54	62	70	60	49	45	43
Wed	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	47	51	56	65	69	60	52	50	44
Thu	42	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	48	52	60	60	51	47	45	43
Fri	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	47	54	59	62	67	57	53	49	44
Sat	43	43	42	43	43	44	45	45	46	47	49	46	46	47	47	47	43
Sun	43	43	42	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	47	50	53	46