Best Time to Drive from Carson to Laguna Niguel

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 48 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South, usually 43 at this time.

None 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	41	43	64	70	52	45	45	46	46	46	47	46	46	43	44	44	44
Tue	41	43	55	83	64	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	42	42	42
Wed	41	42	64	62	63	56	47	49	42	44	48	44	44	43	42	42	42
Thu	41	43	56	74	59	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	44	43	42	42	41
Fri	41	42	46	57	45	43	43	44	42	44	43	42	41	40	42	42	42
Sat	42	41	41	40	40	41	42	44	44	43	43	44	43	42	42	42	42
Sun	42	42	41	43	43	43	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	42	43	41

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 40 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 3:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (45 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 11 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 6:30 am or after 3:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 40 to 83 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 83 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	41	43	64	70	52	45	45	46	46	46	47	46	46	43	44	44	44
Tue	41	43	55	83	64	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	42	42	42
Wed	41	42	64	62	63	56	47	49	42	44	48	44	44	43	42	42	42
Thu	41	43	56	74	59	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	44	43	42	42	41
Fri	41	42	46	57	45	43	43	44	42	44	43	42	41	40	42	42	42
Sat	42	41	41	40	40	41	42	44	44	43	43	44	43	42	42	42	42
Sun	42	42	41	43	43	43	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	42	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	64	70	52	45	45	46	46	46	47	46	46	43	44	44	44
Tue	41	43	55	83	64	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	42	42	42
Wed	41	42	64	62	63	56	47	49	42	44	48	44	44	43	42	42	42
Thu	41	43	56	74	59	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	44	43	42	42	41
Fri	41	42	46	57	45	43	43	44	42	44	43	42	41	40	42	42	42
Sat	42	41	41	40	40	41	42	44	44	43	43	44	43	42	42	42	42
Sun	42	42	41	43	43	43	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	42	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	64	70	52	45	45	46	46	46	47	46	46	43	44	44	44
Tue	41	43	55	83	64	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	42	42	42
Wed	41	42	64	62	63	56	47	49	42	44	48	44	44	43	42	42	42
Thu	41	43	56	74	59	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	44	43	42	42	41
Fri	41	42	46	57	45	43	43	44	42	44	43	42	41	40	42	42	42
Sat	42	41	41	40	40	41	42	44	44	43	43	44	43	42	42	42	42
Sun	42	42	41	43	43	43	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	42	43	41