Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Buena Park

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-5 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Buena Park 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	31	32	33	36	34	33	35	36	38	38	41	42	42	40	36	33	32
Tue	31	32	33	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	41	42	44	43	38	33	32
Wed	32	32	33	36	36	36	37	38	38	37	41	42	44	43	39	35	32
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Fri	32	32	33	34	34	36	37	38	38	39	41	41	43	41	38	35	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	36	36	37	36	37	37	37	37	36	37	35	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	34	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Buena Park (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (38 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (about 7 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Laguna Niguel to central Buena Park 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 Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Laguna Niguel to Buena Park?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Buena Park?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (21 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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