Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Anaheim

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 32 minutes via I-5 North, usually 33 at this time.

None 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 Laguna Niguel to Anaheim 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	29	29	30	33	32	31	33	33	35	35	38	39	41	37	34	31	29
Tue	29	30	31	33	34	33	34	34	35	35	39	40	42	40	36	31	30
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Fri	29	30	30	32	31	34	34	34	35	36	39	39	41	38	34	32	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	30	33	34	34	33	34	35	34	35	33	34	33	30
Sun	29	30	30	29	30	31	33	32	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	32	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Anaheim (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 42 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (36 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Laguna Niguel to Disneyland 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 Laguna Niguel to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 42 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 28 to 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Anaheim?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (3 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Anaheim to Laguna Niguel (return trip) · Laguna Niguel to Los Angeles · Laguna Niguel to San Diego · Laguna Niguel to Long Beach · Laguna Niguel to Inglewood · Laguna Niguel to Riverside

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