Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to El Monte

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 63 minutes via I-605 North and I-405 North and SR-73 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 5% 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 El Monte 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	51	54	58	61	60	59	60	60	61	65	72	77	80	68	57	54	52
Tue	51	55	63	64	60	59	60	60	61	67	71	80	83	72	60	54	52
Wed	51	55	60	63	60	60	60	60	61	66	72	80	82	72	61	56	52
Thu	51	55	59	61	61	59	60	61	64	67	70	78	78	67	60	57	51
Fri	51	54	57	58	58	59	61	63	66	71	73	76	76	68	61	57	52
Sat	52	51	52	52	53	55	56	57	57	58	60	60	58	58	55	55	52
Sun	52	51	52	52	52	53	54	56	55	56	56	56	55	56	57	57	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to El Monte (via I-605 North and I-405 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 7 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 El Monte 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 El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Laguna Niguel to El Monte?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 51 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to El Monte?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (1.6 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	51	54	58	61	60	59	60	60	61	65	72	77	80	68	57	54	52
Tue	51	55	63	64	60	59	60	60	61	67	71	80	83	72	60	54	52
Wed	51	55	60	63	60	60	60	60	61	66	72	80	82	72	61	56	52
Thu	51	55	59	61	61	59	60	61	64	67	70	78	78	67	60	57	51
Fri	51	54	57	58	58	59	61	63	66	71	73	76	76	68	61	57	52
Sat	52	51	52	52	53	55	56	57	57	58	60	60	58	58	55	55	52
Sun	52	51	52	52	52	53	54	56	55	56	56	56	55	56	57	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	58	61	60	59	60	60	61	65	72	77	80	68	57	54	52
Tue	51	55	63	64	60	59	60	60	61	67	71	80	83	72	60	54	52
Wed	51	55	60	63	60	60	60	60	61	66	72	80	82	72	61	56	52
Thu	51	55	59	61	61	59	60	61	64	67	70	78	78	67	60	57	51
Fri	51	54	57	58	58	59	61	63	66	71	73	76	76	68	61	57	52
Sat	52	51	52	52	53	55	56	57	57	58	60	60	58	58	55	55	52
Sun	52	51	52	52	52	53	54	56	55	56	56	56	55	56	57	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	58	61	60	59	60	60	61	65	72	77	80	68	57	54	52
Tue	51	55	63	64	60	59	60	60	61	67	71	80	83	72	60	54	52
Wed	51	55	60	63	60	60	60	60	61	66	72	80	82	72	61	56	52
Thu	51	55	59	61	61	59	60	61	64	67	70	78	78	67	60	57	51
Fri	51	54	57	58	58	59	61	63	66	71	73	76	76	68	61	57	52
Sat	52	51	52	52	53	55	56	57	57	58	60	60	58	58	55	55	52
Sun	52	51	52	52	52	53	54	56	55	56	56	56	55	56	57	57	53