Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Koreatown

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-5 North, usually 56 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 Koreatown 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	67	69	72	67	62	63	63	65	66	69	68	68	65	60	56	55
Tue	57	67	77	77	71	65	65	64	64	65	70	72	73	68	63	56	56
Wed	57	68	76	76	70	65	65	65	64	64	70	73	73	69	63	58	55
Thu	57	67	74	74	69	66	66	65	65	67	72	77	73	67	64	59	55
Fri	57	65	64	64	63	66	66	67	69	70	74	75	76	71	63	59	55
Sat	55	56	57	58	60	65	66	65	65	65	65	67	65	63	62	61	56
Sun	55	55	55	56	58	59	63	62	64	65	65	65	66	67	67	61	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Koreatown (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 80 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 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (68 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 11 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 Koreatown 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 Koreatown?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 55 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Koreatown?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (29 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (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	67	69	72	67	62	63	63	65	66	69	68	68	65	60	56	55
Tue	57	67	77	77	71	65	65	64	64	65	70	72	73	68	63	56	56
Wed	57	68	76	76	70	65	65	65	64	64	70	73	73	69	63	58	55
Thu	57	67	74	74	69	66	66	65	65	67	72	77	73	67	64	59	55
Fri	57	65	64	64	63	66	66	67	69	70	74	75	76	71	63	59	55
Sat	55	56	57	58	60	65	66	65	65	65	65	67	65	63	62	61	56
Sun	55	55	55	56	58	59	63	62	64	65	65	65	66	67	67	61	55

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

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