Best Time to Drive from Compton to Aliso Viejo

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South, usually 50 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Compton 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	39	39	41	51	43	40	40	41	41	41	46	44	46	45	41	39	39
Tue	39	41	46	59	52	45	44	44	46	58	71	75	75	67	50	41	39
Wed	39	41	46	56	50	44	44	43	46	57	72	77	79	70	53	41	40
Thu	39	41	45	55	51	45	44	44	47	55	71	76	79	67	50	42	40
Fri	39	41	43	50	45	44	44	47	53	67	76	77	76	67	50	41	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	40	42	42	43	44	44	43	42	41	40	40	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	40	40	40	39	39	39	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Compton to Aliso Viejo (via I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Aliso Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 39 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Aliso Viejo?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 79 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 (5 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (1.1 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	39	41	51	43	40	40	41	41	41	46	44	46	45	41	39	39
Tue	39	41	46	59	52	45	44	44	46	58	71	75	75	67	50	41	39
Wed	39	41	46	56	50	44	44	43	46	57	72	77	79	70	53	41	40
Thu	39	41	45	55	51	45	44	44	47	55	71	76	79	67	50	42	40
Fri	39	41	43	50	45	44	44	47	53	67	76	77	76	67	50	41	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	40	42	42	43	44	44	43	42	41	40	40	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	40	40	40	39	39	39	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	39	41	51	43	40	40	41	41	41	46	44	46	45	41	39	39
Tue	39	41	46	59	52	45	44	44	46	58	71	75	75	67	50	41	39
Wed	39	41	46	56	50	44	44	43	46	57	72	77	79	70	53	41	40
Thu	39	41	45	55	51	45	44	44	47	55	71	76	79	67	50	42	40
Fri	39	41	43	50	45	44	44	47	53	67	76	77	76	67	50	41	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	40	42	42	43	44	44	43	42	41	40	40	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	40	40	40	39	39	39	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	39	41	51	43	40	40	41	41	41	46	44	46	45	41	39	39
Tue	39	41	46	59	52	45	44	44	46	58	71	75	75	67	50	41	39
Wed	39	41	46	56	50	44	44	43	46	57	72	77	79	70	53	41	40
Thu	39	41	45	55	51	45	44	44	47	55	71	76	79	67	50	42	40
Fri	39	41	43	50	45	44	44	47	53	67	76	77	76	67	50	41	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	40	42	42	43	44	44	43	42	41	40	40	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	40	40	40	39	39	39	39