Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Downey

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 51 minutes via SR-73 North and I-405 North and I-605 North, usually 45 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Downey 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	42	43	44	47	46	45	45	45	46	47	50	55	59	52	45	44	43
Tue	42	43	48	50	46	46	45	46	45	47	51	60	62	53	46	44	43
Wed	42	43	45	49	46	46	46	46	46	49	53	61	63	55	48	46	43
Thu	42	43	45	45	47	45	46	45	46	47	51	59	58	51	47	46	42
Fri	42	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	50	53	57	58	51	47	46	43
Sat	43	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	46	46	45	45	45	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	44	45	46	47	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Downey (via SR-73 North and I-405 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (47 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 13 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 Downey 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 Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 42 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Downey?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-73 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (9 miles)

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More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	44	47	46	45	45	45	46	47	50	55	59	52	45	44	43
Tue	42	43	48	50	46	46	45	46	45	47	51	60	62	53	46	44	43
Wed	42	43	45	49	46	46	46	46	46	49	53	61	63	55	48	46	43
Thu	42	43	45	45	47	45	46	45	46	47	51	59	58	51	47	46	42
Fri	42	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	50	53	57	58	51	47	46	43
Sat	43	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	46	46	45	45	45	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	44	45	46	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	44	47	46	45	45	45	46	47	50	55	59	52	45	44	43
Tue	42	43	48	50	46	46	45	46	45	47	51	60	62	53	46	44	43
Wed	42	43	45	49	46	46	46	46	46	49	53	61	63	55	48	46	43
Thu	42	43	45	45	47	45	46	45	46	47	51	59	58	51	47	46	42
Fri	42	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	50	53	57	58	51	47	46	43
Sat	43	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	46	46	45	45	45	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	44	45	46	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	44	47	46	45	45	45	46	47	50	55	59	52	45	44	43
Tue	42	43	48	50	46	46	45	46	45	47	51	60	62	53	46	44	43
Wed	42	43	45	49	46	46	46	46	46	49	53	61	63	55	48	46	43
Thu	42	43	45	45	47	45	46	45	46	47	51	59	58	51	47	46	42
Fri	42	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	50	53	57	58	51	47	46	43
Sat	43	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	46	46	45	45	45	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	44	45	46	47	44