Best Time to Drive from Inglewood to Laguna Niguel

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 69 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South, usually 62 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Inglewood 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	52	53	57	69	58	56	56	57	63	78	91	96	94	85	63	54	53
Tue	53	53	59	80	69	58	59	59	115	149	184	190	158	114	72	56	53
Wed	52	53	59	80	64	58	58	60	104	159	193	184	153	119	79	60	53
Thu	52	54	58	76	64	59	59	64	84	150	158	131	101	77	62	64	53
Fri	53	53	56	68	59	56	58	87	132	139	112	80	58	63	57	57	54
Sat	53	54	52	53	54	55	59	69	68	69	76	65	63	55	55	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	56	59	61	60	56	55	54	54	55	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Inglewood to Laguna Niguel (via I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 193 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Inglewood 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 Inglewood to Laguna Niguel?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 193 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 52 to 193 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Inglewood to Laguna Niguel?

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 193 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	57	69	58	56	56	57	63	78	91	96	94	85	63	54	53
Tue	53	53	59	80	69	58	59	59	115	149	184	190	158	114	72	56	53
Wed	52	53	59	80	64	58	58	60	104	159	193	184	153	119	79	60	53
Thu	52	54	58	76	64	59	59	64	84	150	158	131	101	77	62	64	53
Fri	53	53	56	68	59	56	58	87	132	139	112	80	58	63	57	57	54
Sat	53	54	52	53	54	55	59	69	68	69	76	65	63	55	55	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	56	59	61	60	56	55	54	54	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	57	69	58	56	56	57	63	78	91	96	94	85	63	54	53
Tue	53	53	59	80	69	58	59	59	115	149	184	190	158	114	72	56	53
Wed	52	53	59	80	64	58	58	60	104	159	193	184	153	119	79	60	53
Thu	52	54	58	76	64	59	59	64	84	150	158	131	101	77	62	64	53
Fri	53	53	56	68	59	56	58	87	132	139	112	80	58	63	57	57	54
Sat	53	54	52	53	54	55	59	69	68	69	76	65	63	55	55	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	56	59	61	60	56	55	54	54	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	57	69	58	56	56	57	63	78	91	96	94	85	63	54	53
Tue	53	53	59	80	69	58	59	59	115	149	184	190	158	114	72	56	53
Wed	52	53	59	80	64	58	58	60	104	159	193	184	153	119	79	60	53
Thu	52	54	58	76	64	59	59	64	84	150	158	131	101	77	62	64	53
Fri	53	53	56	68	59	56	58	87	132	139	112	80	58	63	57	57	54
Sat	53	54	52	53	54	55	59	69	68	69	76	65	63	55	55	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	56	59	61	60	56	55	54	54	55	53