Best Time to Drive from Diamond Bar to Laguna Niguel

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 39 minutes via I-5 South and SR-57 South.

Only 45% 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 Diamond Bar 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	38	44	54	57	52	45	43	43	43	42	44	46	50	44	40	39	39
Tue	38	46	58	61	54	47	45	45	44	44	45	49	53	47	41	40	39
Wed	38	46	58	61	55	49	45	45	43	43	45	48	53	48	41	40	39
Thu	38	46	55	58	53	46	45	44	44	43	45	47	52	46	41	39	39
Fri	38	44	52	52	48	45	44	44	43	44	46	46	48	46	42	40	39
Sat	39	40	40	41	42	43	45	44	44	45	44	44	44	43	41	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Diamond Bar to Laguna Niguel (via I-5 South and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Diamond Bar 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 Diamond Bar to Laguna Niguel?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Diamond Bar to Laguna Niguel?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 38 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Diamond Bar to Laguna Niguel?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · 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	38	44	54	57	52	45	43	43	43	42	44	46	50	44	40	39	39
Tue	38	46	58	61	54	47	45	45	44	44	45	49	53	47	41	40	39
Wed	38	46	58	61	55	49	45	45	43	43	45	48	53	48	41	40	39
Thu	38	46	55	58	53	46	45	44	44	43	45	47	52	46	41	39	39
Fri	38	44	52	52	48	45	44	44	43	44	46	46	48	46	42	40	39
Sat	39	40	40	41	42	43	45	44	44	45	44	44	44	43	41	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	54	57	52	45	43	43	43	42	44	46	50	44	40	39	39
Tue	38	46	58	61	54	47	45	45	44	44	45	49	53	47	41	40	39
Wed	38	46	58	61	55	49	45	45	43	43	45	48	53	48	41	40	39
Thu	38	46	55	58	53	46	45	44	44	43	45	47	52	46	41	39	39
Fri	38	44	52	52	48	45	44	44	43	44	46	46	48	46	42	40	39
Sat	39	40	40	41	42	43	45	44	44	45	44	44	44	43	41	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	54	57	52	45	43	43	43	42	44	46	50	44	40	39	39
Tue	38	46	58	61	54	47	45	45	44	44	45	49	53	47	41	40	39
Wed	38	46	58	61	55	49	45	45	43	43	45	48	53	48	41	40	39
Thu	38	46	55	58	53	46	45	44	44	43	45	47	52	46	41	39	39
Fri	38	44	52	52	48	45	44	44	43	44	46	46	48	46	42	40	39
Sat	39	40	40	41	42	43	45	44	44	45	44	44	44	43	41	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	39