Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to Laguna Niguel

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-5 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Koreatown 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	54	64	78	77	65	60	63	63	66	65	81	93	89	78	64	58	55
Tue	53	64	86	86	69	62	62	63	63	69	84	98	95	81	70	61	55
Wed	53	64	88	87	71	62	63	63	64	70	78	90	89	77	69	61	55
Thu	53	63	86	86	71	66	68	68	71	70	91	95	94	83	70	59	56
Fri	53	62	75	74	68	64	63	65	70	80	88	90	88	83	68	62	56
Sat	54	55	56	59	63	62	66	67	67	71	70	70	66	64	61	61	57
Sun	54	54	54	55	57	61	62	65	66	67	68	66	65	64	64	63	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Koreatown to Laguna Niguel (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 103 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 (71 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Koreatown 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 Koreatown to Laguna Niguel?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Koreatown to Laguna Niguel?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 103 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 (6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Laguna Niguel to Koreatown (return trip) · Koreatown to Fontana · Koreatown to Moreno Valley · Koreatown to Lancaster · Koreatown to Palmdale · Koreatown to Valencia · Koreatown to Fullerton · Koreatown to East Los Angeles · Koreatown to Victorville · Koreatown to Costa Mesa · Koreatown to Norwalk · Koreatown to Universal City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	64	78	77	65	60	63	63	66	65	81	93	89	78	64	58	55
Tue	53	64	86	86	69	62	62	63	63	69	84	98	95	81	70	61	55
Wed	53	64	88	87	71	62	63	63	64	70	78	90	89	77	69	61	55
Thu	53	63	86	86	71	66	68	68	71	70	91	95	94	83	70	59	56
Fri	53	62	75	74	68	64	63	65	70	80	88	90	88	83	68	62	56
Sat	54	55	56	59	63	62	66	67	67	71	70	70	66	64	61	61	57
Sun	54	54	54	55	57	61	62	65	66	67	68	66	65	64	64	63	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	64	78	77	65	60	63	63	66	65	81	93	89	78	64	58	55
Tue	53	64	86	86	69	62	62	63	63	69	84	98	95	81	70	61	55
Wed	53	64	88	87	71	62	63	63	64	70	78	90	89	77	69	61	55
Thu	53	63	86	86	71	66	68	68	71	70	91	95	94	83	70	59	56
Fri	53	62	75	74	68	64	63	65	70	80	88	90	88	83	68	62	56
Sat	54	55	56	59	63	62	66	67	67	71	70	70	66	64	61	61	57
Sun	54	54	54	55	57	61	62	65	66	67	68	66	65	64	64	63	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	64	78	77	65	60	63	63	66	65	81	93	89	78	64	58	55
Tue	53	64	86	86	69	62	62	63	63	69	84	98	95	81	70	61	55
Wed	53	64	88	87	71	62	63	63	64	70	78	90	89	77	69	61	55
Thu	53	63	86	86	71	66	68	68	71	70	91	95	94	83	70	59	56
Fri	53	62	75	74	68	64	63	65	70	80	88	90	88	83	68	62	56
Sat	54	55	56	59	63	62	66	67	67	71	70	70	66	64	61	61	57
Sun	54	54	54	55	57	61	62	65	66	67	68	66	65	64	64	63	56