Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to La Habra

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 53 minutes via I-5 North and SR-57 North, usually 53 at this time.

Only 41% 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 La Habra 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	38	41	44	48	46	43	43	44	47	46	49	51	50	47	42	39	38
Tue	38	42	45	48	47	46	46	46	48	48	51	52	53	50	45	40	39
Wed	38	41	44	48	47	47	46	47	46	47	49	52	53	51	46	41	38
Thu	38	41	44	46	46	45	47	47	46	46	49	51	52	48	44	40	38
Fri	38	42	44	45	44	45	45	46	46	48	50	50	51	47	45	41	38
Sat	38	39	39	39	40	44	44	46	44	46	46	46	45	44	44	41	39
Sun	38	39	39	38	39	40	41	41	43	44	44	43	43	43	43	40	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to La Habra (via I-5 North and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (14 to 18 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 La Habra 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 La Habra?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Laguna Niguel to La Habra?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 38 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to La Habra?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	41	44	48	46	43	43	44	47	46	49	51	50	47	42	39	38
Tue	38	42	45	48	47	46	46	46	48	48	51	52	53	50	45	40	39
Wed	38	41	44	48	47	47	46	47	46	47	49	52	53	51	46	41	38
Thu	38	41	44	46	46	45	47	47	46	46	49	51	52	48	44	40	38
Fri	38	42	44	45	44	45	45	46	46	48	50	50	51	47	45	41	38
Sat	38	39	39	39	40	44	44	46	44	46	46	46	45	44	44	41	39
Sun	38	39	39	38	39	40	41	41	43	44	44	43	43	43	43	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	41	44	48	46	43	43	44	47	46	49	51	50	47	42	39	38
Tue	38	42	45	48	47	46	46	46	48	48	51	52	53	50	45	40	39
Wed	38	41	44	48	47	47	46	47	46	47	49	52	53	51	46	41	38
Thu	38	41	44	46	46	45	47	47	46	46	49	51	52	48	44	40	38
Fri	38	42	44	45	44	45	45	46	46	48	50	50	51	47	45	41	38
Sat	38	39	39	39	40	44	44	46	44	46	46	46	45	44	44	41	39
Sun	38	39	39	38	39	40	41	41	43	44	44	43	43	43	43	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	41	44	48	46	43	43	44	47	46	49	51	50	47	42	39	38
Tue	38	42	45	48	47	46	46	46	48	48	51	52	53	50	45	40	39
Wed	38	41	44	48	47	47	46	47	46	47	49	52	53	51	46	41	38
Thu	38	41	44	46	46	45	47	47	46	46	49	51	52	48	44	40	38
Fri	38	42	44	45	44	45	45	46	46	48	50	50	51	47	45	41	38
Sat	38	39	39	39	40	44	44	46	44	46	46	46	45	44	44	41	39
Sun	38	39	39	38	39	40	41	41	43	44	44	43	43	43	43	40	38