Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Costa Mesa

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 21 minutes via SR-73 North, usually 21 at this time.

Only 65% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Costa Mesa (via SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 24 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 4 pm or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 22 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (22 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 8 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 Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 4 pm or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 24 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Laguna Niguel to Costa Mesa?

The 20-mile drive usually takes 21 to 24 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 22 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 24 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-73 North in Orange County (13 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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