Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Gardena to Laguna Niguel
Right now (12:51 am PST): about 46 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South.
Only 19% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 45 | 48 | 77 | 79 | 58 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
| Tue | 45 | 48 | 64 | 93 | 70 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 46 |
| Wed | 45 | 47 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 51 | 54 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 49 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 46 |
| Thu | 45 | 47 | 66 | 84 | 65 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
| Fri | 46 | 48 | 52 | 61 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 46 |
| Sat | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 |
| Sun | 46 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Gardena to Laguna Niguel (via I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 93 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 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (50 minutes).
About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gardena 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 Gardena to Laguna Niguel?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 3:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Gardena to Laguna Niguel?
The 49-mile drive usually takes 45 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Gardena to Laguna Niguel?
Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (12 miles)
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