Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Hollywood

Right now (12:48 am PDT): about 55 minutes via I-5 North.

Only 6% 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 Hollywood 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	56	69	72	75	67	62	64	64	66	66	69	69	69	65	60	56	55
Tue	57	69	80	79	74	66	65	65	65	66	70	72	73	69	63	56	56
Wed	57	69	77	77	70	66	65	65	64	64	71	74	73	69	63	58	55
Thu	57	68	76	76	70	67	66	65	65	68	74	78	74	68	64	59	55
Fri	57	66	65	65	63	67	66	68	69	72	76	76	77	72	63	59	55
Sat	55	56	57	58	61	65	67	67	66	66	66	69	65	63	63	61	56
Sun	55	55	55	55	58	60	64	64	65	65	66	66	67	67	67	62	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Hollywood (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 54 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 Hollywood 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 Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 55 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Hollywood?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (29 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (6 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	56	69	72	75	67	62	64	64	66	66	69	69	69	65	60	56	55
Tue	57	69	80	79	74	66	65	65	65	66	70	72	73	69	63	56	56
Wed	57	69	77	77	70	66	65	65	64	64	71	74	73	69	63	58	55
Thu	57	68	76	76	70	67	66	65	65	68	74	78	74	68	64	59	55
Fri	57	66	65	65	63	67	66	68	69	72	76	76	77	72	63	59	55
Sat	55	56	57	58	61	65	67	67	66	66	66	69	65	63	63	61	56
Sun	55	55	55	55	58	60	64	64	65	65	66	66	67	67	67	62	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	69	72	75	67	62	64	64	66	66	69	69	69	65	60	56	55
Tue	57	69	80	79	74	66	65	65	65	66	70	72	73	69	63	56	56
Wed	57	69	77	77	70	66	65	65	64	64	71	74	73	69	63	58	55
Thu	57	68	76	76	70	67	66	65	65	68	74	78	74	68	64	59	55
Fri	57	66	65	65	63	67	66	68	69	72	76	76	77	72	63	59	55
Sat	55	56	57	58	61	65	67	67	66	66	66	69	65	63	63	61	56
Sun	55	55	55	55	58	60	64	64	65	65	66	66	67	67	67	62	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	69	72	75	67	62	64	64	66	66	69	69	69	65	60	56	55
Tue	57	69	80	79	74	66	65	65	65	66	70	72	73	69	63	56	56
Wed	57	69	77	77	70	66	65	65	64	64	71	74	73	69	63	58	55
Thu	57	68	76	76	70	67	66	65	65	68	74	78	74	68	64	59	55
Fri	57	66	65	65	63	67	66	68	69	72	76	76	77	72	63	59	55
Sat	55	56	57	58	61	65	67	67	66	66	66	69	65	63	63	61	56
Sun	55	55	55	55	58	60	64	64	65	65	66	66	67	67	67	62	55