Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Laguna Beach

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 30 minutes via I-5 South and SR-57 South, usually 29 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Anaheim to Laguna 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	28	33	39	44	40	32	31	30	31	31	33	34	38	34	30	29	29
Tue	28	33	43	48	43	35	33	32	32	32	34	36	41	36	30	30	29
Wed	28	32	42	48	44	36	33	32	32	32	34	36	42	38	31	29	29
Thu	28	33	41	45	43	35	33	33	32	31	33	35	40	36	30	29	29
Fri	28	32	40	42	39	33	33	32	32	32	34	35	35	33	31	30	29
Sat	29	29	30	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	32	32	31	31	30	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	31	30	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Anaheim to Laguna Beach (via I-5 South and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (14 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Laguna 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 Anaheim to Laguna Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Anaheim to Laguna Beach?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 28 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Laguna Beach?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (3 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	33	39	44	40	32	31	30	31	31	33	34	38	34	30	29	29
Tue	28	33	43	48	43	35	33	32	32	32	34	36	41	36	30	30	29
Wed	28	32	42	48	44	36	33	32	32	32	34	36	42	38	31	29	29
Thu	28	33	41	45	43	35	33	33	32	31	33	35	40	36	30	29	29
Fri	28	32	40	42	39	33	33	32	32	32	34	35	35	33	31	30	29
Sat	29	29	30	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	32	32	31	31	30	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	31	30	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	33	39	44	40	32	31	30	31	31	33	34	38	34	30	29	29
Tue	28	33	43	48	43	35	33	32	32	32	34	36	41	36	30	30	29
Wed	28	32	42	48	44	36	33	32	32	32	34	36	42	38	31	29	29
Thu	28	33	41	45	43	35	33	33	32	31	33	35	40	36	30	29	29
Fri	28	32	40	42	39	33	33	32	32	32	34	35	35	33	31	30	29
Sat	29	29	30	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	32	32	31	31	30	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	31	30	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	33	39	44	40	32	31	30	31	31	33	34	38	34	30	29	29
Tue	28	33	43	48	43	35	33	32	32	32	34	36	41	36	30	30	29
Wed	28	32	42	48	44	36	33	32	32	32	34	36	42	38	31	29	29
Thu	28	33	41	45	43	35	33	33	32	31	33	35	40	36	30	29	29
Fri	28	32	40	42	39	33	33	32	32	32	34	35	35	33	31	30	29
Sat	29	29	30	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	32	32	31	31	30	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	31	30	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	29