Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Diamond Bar

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 39 minutes via SR-57 North and I-5 North.

Only 40% 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 Diamond Bar 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	39	40	41	45	44	43	44	45	47	47	50	53	54	49	44	41	40
Tue	39	40	42	45	46	45	46	46	47	47	51	58	61	54	47	41	40
Wed	39	41	42	46	45	45	46	46	46	47	50	54	59	53	48	42	40
Thu	39	40	41	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	57	55	51	47	42	39
Fri	39	40	41	43	43	45	46	46	47	48	53	54	58	49	46	42	40
Sat	39	40	40	40	41	44	44	45	44	45	46	45	46	44	44	43	41
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	43	42	44	44	44	44	44	45	44	42	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Diamond Bar (via SR-57 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (about 6 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Laguna Niguel to central Diamond Bar 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 Diamond Bar?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Laguna Niguel to Diamond Bar?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 39 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Diamond Bar?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (3 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 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	39	40	41	45	44	43	44	45	47	47	50	53	54	49	44	41	40
Tue	39	40	42	45	46	45	46	46	47	47	51	58	61	54	47	41	40
Wed	39	41	42	46	45	45	46	46	46	47	50	54	59	53	48	42	40
Thu	39	40	41	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	57	55	51	47	42	39
Fri	39	40	41	43	43	45	46	46	47	48	53	54	58	49	46	42	40
Sat	39	40	40	40	41	44	44	45	44	45	46	45	46	44	44	43	41
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	43	42	44	44	44	44	44	45	44	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	41	45	44	43	44	45	47	47	50	53	54	49	44	41	40
Tue	39	40	42	45	46	45	46	46	47	47	51	58	61	54	47	41	40
Wed	39	41	42	46	45	45	46	46	46	47	50	54	59	53	48	42	40
Thu	39	40	41	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	57	55	51	47	42	39
Fri	39	40	41	43	43	45	46	46	47	48	53	54	58	49	46	42	40
Sat	39	40	40	40	41	44	44	45	44	45	46	45	46	44	44	43	41
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	43	42	44	44	44	44	44	45	44	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	41	45	44	43	44	45	47	47	50	53	54	49	44	41	40
Tue	39	40	42	45	46	45	46	46	47	47	51	58	61	54	47	41	40
Wed	39	41	42	46	45	45	46	46	46	47	50	54	59	53	48	42	40
Thu	39	40	41	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	57	55	51	47	42	39
Fri	39	40	41	43	43	45	46	46	47	48	53	54	58	49	46	42	40
Sat	39	40	40	40	41	44	44	45	44	45	46	45	46	44	44	43	41
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	43	42	44	44	44	44	44	45	44	42	39