Best Time to Drive from Carson to Laguna Niguel

Right now (12:50 am PDT): about 42 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South.

Only 21% 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 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	42	43	45	63	50	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	43	42	42	42
Tue	42	42	46	69	60	46	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	44	42	42	42
Wed	42	42	45	62	57	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	44	42	42	42
Thu	42	42	45	65	58	46	45	45	46	43	43	43	43	44	42	42	42
Fri	42	43	44	56	48	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	42	43	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42
Sun	43	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Carson to Laguna Niguel (via I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson 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 Carson to Laguna Niguel?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 10 am. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 42 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Laguna Niguel?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 69 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)

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More drives

Laguna Niguel 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	42	43	45	63	50	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	43	42	42	42
Tue	42	42	46	69	60	46	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	44	42	42	42
Wed	42	42	45	62	57	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	44	42	42	42
Thu	42	42	45	65	58	46	45	45	46	43	43	43	43	44	42	42	42
Fri	42	43	44	56	48	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	42	43	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42
Sun	43	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	45	63	50	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	43	42	42	42
Tue	42	42	46	69	60	46	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	44	42	42	42
Wed	42	42	45	62	57	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	44	42	42	42
Thu	42	42	45	65	58	46	45	45	46	43	43	43	43	44	42	42	42
Fri	42	43	44	56	48	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	42	43	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42
Sun	43	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	45	63	50	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	43	42	42	42
Tue	42	42	46	69	60	46	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	44	42	42	42
Wed	42	42	45	62	57	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	44	42	42	42
Thu	42	42	45	65	58	46	45	45	46	43	43	43	43	44	42	42	42
Fri	42	43	44	56	48	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	42	43	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42
Sun	43	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42