Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Long Beach

Right now (5:36 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via SR-73 North and I-405 North, usually 57 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 Long Beach 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	40	41	41	41	40	41	41	41	42	45	48	49	45	41	40	39
Tue	39	41	42	42	42	41	41	41	42	43	47	53	55	50	43	40	39
Wed	39	40	42	43	43	42	42	42	42	44	49	56	59	54	46	42	39
Thu	39	40	41	41	42	41	42	42	42	44	49	55	56	50	44	41	39
Fri	39	39	41	41	41	41	42	42	44	47	52	56	56	52	44	41	39
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	41	43	45	45	47	47	48	48	45	42	41	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Long Beach (via SR-73 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (48 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 downtown Long Beach 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Laguna Niguel to Long Beach?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 39 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Long Beach?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-73 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (1.6 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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Tue	39	41	42	42	42	41	41	41	42	43	47	53	55	50	43	40	39
Wed	39	40	42	43	43	42	42	42	42	44	49	56	59	54	46	42	39
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Sat	39	39	39	39	40	41	43	45	45	47	47	48	48	45	42	41	39
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