Best Time to Drive from Carson to Aliso Viejo

Right now (12:51 am PDT): about 37 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South.

Only 24% 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 Carson to Aliso Viejo 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	37	38	40	60	46	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	38	37	37	37
Tue	37	38	42	64	57	42	40	39	39	40	39	40	40	39	37	37	37
Wed	37	37	41	58	53	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	37	37	37
Thu	37	37	40	59	53	40	40	40	40	39	38	38	38	39	37	37	37
Fri	37	38	39	51	43	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Carson to Aliso Viejo (via I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 10 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (about 5 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson to central Aliso Viejo 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 Carson to Aliso Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 10 am. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Carson to Aliso Viejo?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 37 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Aliso Viejo?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (12 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Aliso Viejo to Carson (return trip) · Carson to Los Angeles · Carson to Long Beach · Carson to Anaheim · Carson to Riverside · Carson to Santa Ana · Carson to Irvine · Carson to Buena Park · Carson to San Bernardino · Carson to Fontana · Carson to Oxnard · Carson 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	37	38	40	60	46	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	38	37	37	37
Tue	37	38	42	64	57	42	40	39	39	40	39	40	40	39	37	37	37
Wed	37	37	41	58	53	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	37	37	37
Thu	37	37	40	59	53	40	40	40	40	39	38	38	38	39	37	37	37
Fri	37	38	39	51	43	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	40	60	46	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	38	37	37	37
Tue	37	38	42	64	57	42	40	39	39	40	39	40	40	39	37	37	37
Wed	37	37	41	58	53	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	37	37	37
Thu	37	37	40	59	53	40	40	40	40	39	38	38	38	39	37	37	37
Fri	37	38	39	51	43	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	40	60	46	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	38	37	37	37
Tue	37	38	42	64	57	42	40	39	39	40	39	40	40	39	37	37	37
Wed	37	37	41	58	53	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	37	37	37
Thu	37	37	40	59	53	40	40	40	40	39	38	38	38	39	37	37	37
Fri	37	38	39	51	43	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37