Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Glendale

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 81 minutes via I-5 North, usually 81 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Glendale 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	57	73	78	84	79	71	72	73	76	78	83	82	78	72	64	58	56
Tue	57	72	81	86	85	76	74	72	76	79	86	87	82	76	67	58	57
Wed	57	72	79	83	83	76	75	74	74	77	84	87	82	78	68	60	56
Thu	58	71	79	83	81	74	74	75	77	80	87	90	83	76	72	63	56
Fri	57	69	72	75	73	75	74	77	81	83	87	87	85	81	72	64	57
Sat	56	57	59	61	70	78	79	80	79	80	80	81	76	75	75	65	58
Sun	56	57	57	57	60	65	72	74	77	78	81	74	75	75	75	65	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Glendale (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 10 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 Glendale 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 Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 56 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Glendale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (29 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (3 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	57	73	78	84	79	71	72	73	76	78	83	82	78	72	64	58	56
Tue	57	72	81	86	85	76	74	72	76	79	86	87	82	76	67	58	57
Wed	57	72	79	83	83	76	75	74	74	77	84	87	82	78	68	60	56
Thu	58	71	79	83	81	74	74	75	77	80	87	90	83	76	72	63	56
Fri	57	69	72	75	73	75	74	77	81	83	87	87	85	81	72	64	57
Sat	56	57	59	61	70	78	79	80	79	80	80	81	76	75	75	65	58
Sun	56	57	57	57	60	65	72	74	77	78	81	74	75	75	75	65	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	73	78	84	79	71	72	73	76	78	83	82	78	72	64	58	56
Tue	57	72	81	86	85	76	74	72	76	79	86	87	82	76	67	58	57
Wed	57	72	79	83	83	76	75	74	74	77	84	87	82	78	68	60	56
Thu	58	71	79	83	81	74	74	75	77	80	87	90	83	76	72	63	56
Fri	57	69	72	75	73	75	74	77	81	83	87	87	85	81	72	64	57
Sat	56	57	59	61	70	78	79	80	79	80	80	81	76	75	75	65	58
Sun	56	57	57	57	60	65	72	74	77	78	81	74	75	75	75	65	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	73	78	84	79	71	72	73	76	78	83	82	78	72	64	58	56
Tue	57	72	81	86	85	76	74	72	76	79	86	87	82	76	67	58	57
Wed	57	72	79	83	83	76	75	74	74	77	84	87	82	78	68	60	56
Thu	58	71	79	83	81	74	74	75	77	80	87	90	83	76	72	63	56
Fri	57	69	72	75	73	75	74	77	81	83	87	87	85	81	72	64	57
Sat	56	57	59	61	70	78	79	80	79	80	80	81	76	75	75	65	58
Sun	56	57	57	57	60	65	72	74	77	78	81	74	75	75	75	65	56