Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Aliso Viejo

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 54 minutes via I-5 South, usually 56 at this time.

Only 1% 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 East Los Angeles 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	42	49	62	64	52	46	49	49	52	48	62	70	71	63	55	44	42
Tue	41	49	69	73	56	48	47	49	48	53	63	72	77	66	60	49	42
Wed	40	48	67	71	57	49	48	48	48	52	55	60	64	54	53	47	42
Thu	40	47	65	69	56	50	52	52	55	52	64	69	72	66	58	46	43
Fri	41	46	58	58	52	49	48	49	53	61	67	68	71	68	56	48	43
Sat	42	42	43	44	46	48	51	51	51	53	55	54	51	50	48	47	44
Sun	41	42	41	42	43	45	46	49	50	51	52	51	50	51	51	48	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Aliso Viejo (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles to Aliso Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Aliso Viejo?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 40 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Aliso Viejo?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (25 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (2 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	42	49	62	64	52	46	49	49	52	48	62	70	71	63	55	44	42
Tue	41	49	69	73	56	48	47	49	48	53	63	72	77	66	60	49	42
Wed	40	48	67	71	57	49	48	48	48	52	55	60	64	54	53	47	42
Thu	40	47	65	69	56	50	52	52	55	52	64	69	72	66	58	46	43
Fri	41	46	58	58	52	49	48	49	53	61	67	68	71	68	56	48	43
Sat	42	42	43	44	46	48	51	51	51	53	55	54	51	50	48	47	44
Sun	41	42	41	42	43	45	46	49	50	51	52	51	50	51	51	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	49	62	64	52	46	49	49	52	48	62	70	71	63	55	44	42
Tue	41	49	69	73	56	48	47	49	48	53	63	72	77	66	60	49	42
Wed	40	48	67	71	57	49	48	48	48	52	55	60	64	54	53	47	42
Thu	40	47	65	69	56	50	52	52	55	52	64	69	72	66	58	46	43
Fri	41	46	58	58	52	49	48	49	53	61	67	68	71	68	56	48	43
Sat	42	42	43	44	46	48	51	51	51	53	55	54	51	50	48	47	44
Sun	41	42	41	42	43	45	46	49	50	51	52	51	50	51	51	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	49	62	64	52	46	49	49	52	48	62	70	71	63	55	44	42
Tue	41	49	69	73	56	48	47	49	48	53	63	72	77	66	60	49	42
Wed	40	48	67	71	57	49	48	48	48	52	55	60	64	54	53	47	42
Thu	40	47	65	69	56	50	52	52	55	52	64	69	72	66	58	46	43
Fri	41	46	58	58	52	49	48	49	53	61	67	68	71	68	56	48	43
Sat	42	42	43	44	46	48	51	51	51	53	55	54	51	50	48	47	44
Sun	41	42	41	42	43	45	46	49	50	51	52	51	50	51	51	48	44