Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Arcadia

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 60 minutes via I-605 North and SR-73 North and I-405 North.

Only 29% 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 Arcadia 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	59	71	77	78	72	70	71	70	72	80	88	94	94	79	66	63	61
Tue	59	73	83	82	74	71	70	70	71	85	90	98	99	86	70	63	60
Wed	59	73	79	81	75	71	71	70	73	82	89	96	97	85	70	65	60
Thu	59	71	78	78	75	72	71	71	76	87	90	100	95	85	71	65	60
Fri	60	67	71	71	71	71	73	75	81	86	91	92	91	80	71	66	61
Sat	60	61	61	62	63	65	68	69	69	71	73	73	71	68	65	64	61
Sun	60	60	60	61	61	62	64	66	67	68	67	67	65	65	66	66	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Arcadia (via I-605 North and SR-73 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Laguna Niguel to central Arcadia 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 Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 59 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Arcadia?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (4 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	59	71	77	78	72	70	71	70	72	80	88	94	94	79	66	63	61
Tue	59	73	83	82	74	71	70	70	71	85	90	98	99	86	70	63	60
Wed	59	73	79	81	75	71	71	70	73	82	89	96	97	85	70	65	60
Thu	59	71	78	78	75	72	71	71	76	87	90	100	95	85	71	65	60
Fri	60	67	71	71	71	71	73	75	81	86	91	92	91	80	71	66	61
Sat	60	61	61	62	63	65	68	69	69	71	73	73	71	68	65	64	61
Sun	60	60	60	61	61	62	64	66	67	68	67	67	65	65	66	66	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	71	77	78	72	70	71	70	72	80	88	94	94	79	66	63	61
Tue	59	73	83	82	74	71	70	70	71	85	90	98	99	86	70	63	60
Wed	59	73	79	81	75	71	71	70	73	82	89	96	97	85	70	65	60
Thu	59	71	78	78	75	72	71	71	76	87	90	100	95	85	71	65	60
Fri	60	67	71	71	71	71	73	75	81	86	91	92	91	80	71	66	61
Sat	60	61	61	62	63	65	68	69	69	71	73	73	71	68	65	64	61
Sun	60	60	60	61	61	62	64	66	67	68	67	67	65	65	66	66	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	71	77	78	72	70	71	70	72	80	88	94	94	79	66	63	61
Tue	59	73	83	82	74	71	70	70	71	85	90	98	99	86	70	63	60
Wed	59	73	79	81	75	71	71	70	73	82	89	96	97	85	70	65	60
Thu	59	71	78	78	75	72	71	71	76	87	90	100	95	85	71	65	60
Fri	60	67	71	71	71	71	73	75	81	86	91	92	91	80	71	66	61
Sat	60	61	61	62	63	65	68	69	69	71	73	73	71	68	65	64	61
Sun	60	60	60	61	61	62	64	66	67	68	67	67	65	65	66	66	61