Best Time to Drive from Corona to Laguna Beach

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 35 minutes via SR-241 South and SR-91 West and SR-133 South.

Only 25% 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 Corona to Laguna Beach 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	36	44	56	56	48	42	39	39	38	38	38	39	38	37	37	37	36
Tue	35	45	57	56	51	43	40	38	38	38	38	39	38	37	37	36	36
Wed	36	46	53	56	51	44	39	38	38	38	39	39	38	38	37	37	35
Thu	35	45	56	52	43	41	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	38	37	36	35
Fri	36	42	44	39	38	39	38	38	39	38	39	40	41	39	38	37	35
Sat	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	38	39	39	40	38	37	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Corona to Laguna Beach (via SR-241 South and SR-91 West and SR-133 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 11:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona to central Laguna Beach 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 Corona to Laguna Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 11:30 am. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Corona to Laguna Beach?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 35 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Laguna Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (7 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	36	44	56	56	48	42	39	39	38	38	38	39	38	37	37	37	36
Tue	35	45	57	56	51	43	40	38	38	38	38	39	38	37	37	36	36
Wed	36	46	53	56	51	44	39	38	38	38	39	39	38	38	37	37	35
Thu	35	45	56	52	43	41	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	38	37	36	35
Fri	36	42	44	39	38	39	38	38	39	38	39	40	41	39	38	37	35
Sat	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	38	39	39	40	38	37	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	56	56	48	42	39	39	38	38	38	39	38	37	37	37	36
Tue	35	45	57	56	51	43	40	38	38	38	38	39	38	37	37	36	36
Wed	36	46	53	56	51	44	39	38	38	38	39	39	38	38	37	37	35
Thu	35	45	56	52	43	41	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	38	37	36	35
Fri	36	42	44	39	38	39	38	38	39	38	39	40	41	39	38	37	35
Sat	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	38	39	39	40	38	37	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	56	56	48	42	39	39	38	38	38	39	38	37	37	37	36
Tue	35	45	57	56	51	43	40	38	38	38	38	39	38	37	37	36	36
Wed	36	46	53	56	51	44	39	38	38	38	39	39	38	38	37	37	35
Thu	35	45	56	52	43	41	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	38	37	36	35
Fri	36	42	44	39	38	39	38	38	39	38	39	40	41	39	38	37	35
Sat	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	38	39	39	40	38	37	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	36