Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Fountain Valley
Right now (12:51 am PST): about 23 minutes via SR-73 North.
Only 54% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
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| Mon | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Tue | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Wed | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Thu | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Fri | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Sat | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Sun | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Fountain Valley (via SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 29 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 3 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 23 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (23 minutes).
About 17 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 Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley?
On weekdays, leave before 3 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 29 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Laguna Niguel to Fountain Valley?
The 22-mile drive usually takes 22 to 29 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 23 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Fountain Valley?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 29 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-73 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (3 miles)
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