Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Lakewood

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-405 North and SR-73 North, usually 41 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Lakewood 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	39	39	39	40	40	39	40	41	42	43	46	52	57	47	41	41	40
Tue	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	42	43	46	55	55	47	41	41	40
Wed	39	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	42	44	47	56	57	48	44	44	40
Thu	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	43	46	53	53	45	42	41	39
Fri	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	43	46	50	53	56	48	45	43	40
Sat	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	43	41	41	42	42	42	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	43	43	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Lakewood (via I-405 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 2 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 17 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 Lakewood 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 Lakewood?

On weekdays, leave before 2 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 39 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Lakewood?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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
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