Best Time to Drive from Laguna Hills to Los Angeles

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-5 North, usually 51 at this time.

Only 8% 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.

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Laguna Hills to Los Angeles (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Laguna Hills

Freeway, about 45 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1 mile: 1 to 2 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Laguna Hills to Downtown LA (City Hall) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Laguna Hills to Los Angeles 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	41	49	54	57	52	48	48	49	50	52	56	57	58	52	44	42	40
Tue	41	50	57	59	55	50	49	49	49	51	57	60	61	55	47	42	41
Wed	41	51	58	60	56	52	50	50	51	53	59	62	63	57	48	45	42
Thu	41	50	58	58	55	51	51	50	51	52	57	61	61	54	48	44	41
Fri	41	48	51	51	50	50	51	52	54	58	63	63	63	57	48	44	41
Sat	40	41	42	44	46	48	51	52	53	53	53	54	53	50	47	45	41
Sun	40	41	41	41	43	46	49	50	51	51	50	50	50	49	48	47	42

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 Laguna Hills to Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Laguna Hills to Los Angeles?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 40 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Hills to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (34 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	49	54	57	52	48	48	49	50	52	56	57	58	52	44	42	40
Tue	41	50	57	59	55	50	49	49	49	51	57	60	61	55	47	42	41
Wed	41	51	58	60	56	52	50	50	51	53	59	62	63	57	48	45	42
Thu	41	50	58	58	55	51	51	50	51	52	57	61	61	54	48	44	41
Fri	41	48	51	51	50	50	51	52	54	58	63	63	63	57	48	44	41
Sat	40	41	42	44	46	48	51	52	53	53	53	54	53	50	47	45	41
Sun	40	41	41	41	43	46	49	50	51	51	50	50	50	49	48	47	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	49	54	57	52	48	48	49	50	52	56	57	58	52	44	42	40
Tue	41	50	57	59	55	50	49	49	49	51	57	60	61	55	47	42	41
Wed	41	51	58	60	56	52	50	50	51	53	59	62	63	57	48	45	42
Thu	41	50	58	58	55	51	51	50	51	52	57	61	61	54	48	44	41
Fri	41	48	51	51	50	50	51	52	54	58	63	63	63	57	48	44	41
Sat	40	41	42	44	46	48	51	52	53	53	53	54	53	50	47	45	41
Sun	40	41	41	41	43	46	49	50	51	51	50	50	50	49	48	47	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	49	54	57	52	48	48	49	50	52	56	57	58	52	44	42	40
Tue	41	50	57	59	55	50	49	49	49	51	57	60	61	55	47	42	41
Wed	41	51	58	60	56	52	50	50	51	53	59	62	63	57	48	45	42
Thu	41	50	58	58	55	51	51	50	51	52	57	61	61	54	48	44	41
Fri	41	48	51	51	50	50	51	52	54	58	63	63	63	57	48	44	41
Sat	40	41	42	44	46	48	51	52	53	53	53	54	53	50	47	45	41
Sun	40	41	41	41	43	46	49	50	51	51	50	50	50	49	48	47	42