Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Laguna Niguel

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 31 minutes via I-5 South, usually 30 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Niguel 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	29	32	39	44	40	33	32	31	32	32	33	34	38	35	31	30	30
Tue	30	33	42	47	42	36	33	33	33	32	34	36	41	38	31	30	30
Wed	29	32	41	47	43	36	34	33	32	32	35	37	42	38	32	30	30
Thu	29	32	39	44	41	36	33	33	33	32	34	36	40	36	31	30	30
Fri	29	32	38	41	37	34	33	32	32	32	35	36	36	34	31	31	30
Sat	30	30	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	31	32	31	31	31	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Anaheim to Laguna Niguel (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. 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 11:30 am on Saturdays (33 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Laguna Niguel 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 Niguel?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 29 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Laguna Niguel?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (4 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	29	32	39	44	40	33	32	31	32	32	33	34	38	35	31	30	30
Tue	30	33	42	47	42	36	33	33	33	32	34	36	41	38	31	30	30
Wed	29	32	41	47	43	36	34	33	32	32	35	37	42	38	32	30	30
Thu	29	32	39	44	41	36	33	33	33	32	34	36	40	36	31	30	30
Fri	29	32	38	41	37	34	33	32	32	32	35	36	36	34	31	31	30
Sat	30	30	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	31	32	31	31	31	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	39	44	40	33	32	31	32	32	33	34	38	35	31	30	30
Tue	30	33	42	47	42	36	33	33	33	32	34	36	41	38	31	30	30
Wed	29	32	41	47	43	36	34	33	32	32	35	37	42	38	32	30	30
Thu	29	32	39	44	41	36	33	33	33	32	34	36	40	36	31	30	30
Fri	29	32	38	41	37	34	33	32	32	32	35	36	36	34	31	31	30
Sat	30	30	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	31	32	31	31	31	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	39	44	40	33	32	31	32	32	33	34	38	35	31	30	30
Tue	30	33	42	47	42	36	33	33	33	32	34	36	41	38	31	30	30
Wed	29	32	41	47	43	36	34	33	32	32	35	37	42	38	32	30	30
Thu	29	32	39	44	41	36	33	33	33	32	34	36	40	36	31	30	30
Fri	29	32	38	41	37	34	33	32	32	32	35	36	36	34	31	31	30
Sat	30	30	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	31	32	31	31	31	31	30