Best Time to Drive from La Habra to Laguna Niguel

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 51 minutes via I-5 South and SR-57 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 51% 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 La Habra 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	36	42	52	55	51	44	41	41	42	41	42	44	47	42	38	37	37
Tue	36	43	56	59	52	46	44	45	43	43	45	47	52	46	38	38	37
Wed	36	43	56	59	54	48	44	44	42	42	44	46	51	45	39	38	37
Thu	36	43	53	56	52	45	44	43	45	41	43	44	49	43	38	37	37
Fri	36	42	52	52	48	43	43	42	42	43	44	45	45	42	40	39	38
Sat	37	38	38	39	40	41	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	41	39	38	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	40	39	39	39	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from La Habra to Laguna Niguel (via I-5 South and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Habra 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 La Habra to Laguna Niguel?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Habra to Laguna Niguel?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 36 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to Laguna Niguel?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	52	55	51	44	41	41	42	41	42	44	47	42	38	37	37
Tue	36	43	56	59	52	46	44	45	43	43	45	47	52	46	38	38	37
Wed	36	43	56	59	54	48	44	44	42	42	44	46	51	45	39	38	37
Thu	36	43	53	56	52	45	44	43	45	41	43	44	49	43	38	37	37
Fri	36	42	52	52	48	43	43	42	42	43	44	45	45	42	40	39	38
Sat	37	38	38	39	40	41	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	41	39	38	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	40	39	39	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	52	55	51	44	41	41	42	41	42	44	47	42	38	37	37
Tue	36	43	56	59	52	46	44	45	43	43	45	47	52	46	38	38	37
Wed	36	43	56	59	54	48	44	44	42	42	44	46	51	45	39	38	37
Thu	36	43	53	56	52	45	44	43	45	41	43	44	49	43	38	37	37
Fri	36	42	52	52	48	43	43	42	42	43	44	45	45	42	40	39	38
Sat	37	38	38	39	40	41	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	41	39	38	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	40	39	39	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	52	55	51	44	41	41	42	41	42	44	47	42	38	37	37
Tue	36	43	56	59	52	46	44	45	43	43	45	47	52	46	38	38	37
Wed	36	43	56	59	54	48	44	44	42	42	44	46	51	45	39	38	37
Thu	36	43	53	56	52	45	44	43	45	41	43	44	49	43	38	37	37
Fri	36	42	52	52	48	43	43	42	42	43	44	45	45	42	40	39	38
Sat	37	38	38	39	40	41	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	41	39	38	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	40	39	39	39	39	37