Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Inglewood

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-405 North and SR-73 North, usually 53 at this time.

None 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 Inglewood 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	51	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	56	58	68	68	54	52	51	52
Tue	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	57	64	90	79	55	52	52	52
Wed	51	51	51	53	53	54	55	55	56	59	78	97	83	59	52	52	52
Thu	51	51	51	53	53	52	53	54	55	56	66	74	73	55	52	51	51
Fri	52	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	56	56	67	72	61	53	52	51	52
Sat	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	51	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Inglewood (via I-405 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 2 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 9 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 Inglewood 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 Inglewood?

On weekdays, leave before 2 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 50 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Inglewood?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	56	58	68	68	54	52	51	52
Tue	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	57	64	90	79	55	52	52	52
Wed	51	51	51	53	53	54	55	55	56	59	78	97	83	59	52	52	52
Thu	51	51	51	53	53	52	53	54	55	56	66	74	73	55	52	51	51
Fri	52	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	56	56	67	72	61	53	52	51	52
Sat	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	51	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	56	58	68	68	54	52	51	52
Tue	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	57	64	90	79	55	52	52	52
Wed	51	51	51	53	53	54	55	55	56	59	78	97	83	59	52	52	52
Thu	51	51	51	53	53	52	53	54	55	56	66	74	73	55	52	51	51
Fri	52	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	56	56	67	72	61	53	52	51	52
Sat	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	51	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	56	58	68	68	54	52	51	52
Tue	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	57	64	90	79	55	52	52	52
Wed	51	51	51	53	53	54	55	55	56	59	78	97	83	59	52	52	52
Thu	51	51	51	53	53	52	53	54	55	56	66	74	73	55	52	51	51
Fri	52	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	56	56	67	72	61	53	52	51	52
Sat	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	51	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51