Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Laguna Niguel

Right now (12:48 am PDT): about 55 minutes via I-5 South.

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 Hollywood 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	53	63	77	75	65	60	63	63	66	64	80	92	89	77	64	57	55
Tue	53	65	84	83	67	62	63	64	63	68	83	99	95	80	70	61	55
Wed	53	64	86	83	69	63	63	63	63	69	77	91	89	76	68	61	55
Thu	53	63	84	82	69	65	67	67	70	70	91	99	96	83	69	59	56
Fri	53	62	75	73	68	64	63	64	70	79	89	91	88	82	68	62	56
Sat	54	55	57	59	63	62	66	67	67	71	70	69	67	64	61	61	57
Sun	54	54	54	55	57	61	61	64	65	67	67	66	65	63	63	64	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Hollywood to Laguna Niguel (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood 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 Hollywood to Laguna Niguel?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hollywood to Laguna Niguel?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 53 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Laguna Niguel?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (34 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	63	77	75	65	60	63	63	66	64	80	92	89	77	64	57	55
Tue	53	65	84	83	67	62	63	64	63	68	83	99	95	80	70	61	55
Wed	53	64	86	83	69	63	63	63	63	69	77	91	89	76	68	61	55
Thu	53	63	84	82	69	65	67	67	70	70	91	99	96	83	69	59	56
Fri	53	62	75	73	68	64	63	64	70	79	89	91	88	82	68	62	56
Sat	54	55	57	59	63	62	66	67	67	71	70	69	67	64	61	61	57
Sun	54	54	54	55	57	61	61	64	65	67	67	66	65	63	63	64	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	63	77	75	65	60	63	63	66	64	80	92	89	77	64	57	55
Tue	53	65	84	83	67	62	63	64	63	68	83	99	95	80	70	61	55
Wed	53	64	86	83	69	63	63	63	63	69	77	91	89	76	68	61	55
Thu	53	63	84	82	69	65	67	67	70	70	91	99	96	83	69	59	56
Fri	53	62	75	73	68	64	63	64	70	79	89	91	88	82	68	62	56
Sat	54	55	57	59	63	62	66	67	67	71	70	69	67	64	61	61	57
Sun	54	54	54	55	57	61	61	64	65	67	67	66	65	63	63	64	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	63	77	75	65	60	63	63	66	64	80	92	89	77	64	57	55
Tue	53	65	84	83	67	62	63	64	63	68	83	99	95	80	70	61	55
Wed	53	64	86	83	69	63	63	63	63	69	77	91	89	76	68	61	55
Thu	53	63	84	82	69	65	67	67	70	70	91	99	96	83	69	59	56
Fri	53	62	75	73	68	64	63	64	70	79	89	91	88	82	68	62	56
Sat	54	55	57	59	63	62	66	67	67	71	70	69	67	64	61	61	57
Sun	54	54	54	55	57	61	61	64	65	67	67	66	65	63	63	64	56