Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Northridge

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 89 minutes via I-405 North, usually 85 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Northridge 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	78	109	120	110	106	98	92	94	98	108	112	118	113	89	79	78	75
Tue	76	147	163	141	122	112	98	94	94	104	117	126	119	96	81	77	75
Wed	76	141	173	148	122	110	99	95	97	111	123	132	124	100	85	80	74
Thu	78	140	157	132	116	112	97	96	92	104	117	127	113	94	81	77	74
Fri	76	136	141	110	105	101	107	103	106	115	117	111	104	92	84	80	75
Sat	74	76	76	81	89	96	101	100	105	102	99	98	88	88	84	80	74
Sun	74	74	76	76	78	85	94	97	111	105	101	87	85	85	86	82	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Northridge (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 173 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (111 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 19 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 Northridge 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 Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 173 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 74 to 173 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Northridge?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 173 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (14 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Northridge to Laguna Niguel (return trip) · Laguna Niguel to Los Angeles · Laguna Niguel to San Diego · Laguna Niguel to Long Beach · Laguna Niguel to Inglewood · Laguna Niguel to Anaheim · Laguna Niguel to Riverside · Laguna Niguel to Santa Ana · Laguna Niguel to Irvine · Laguna Niguel to San Bernardino · Laguna Niguel to Fontana · Laguna Niguel to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	109	120	110	106	98	92	94	98	108	112	118	113	89	79	78	75
Tue	76	147	163	141	122	112	98	94	94	104	117	126	119	96	81	77	75
Wed	76	141	173	148	122	110	99	95	97	111	123	132	124	100	85	80	74
Thu	78	140	157	132	116	112	97	96	92	104	117	127	113	94	81	77	74
Fri	76	136	141	110	105	101	107	103	106	115	117	111	104	92	84	80	75
Sat	74	76	76	81	89	96	101	100	105	102	99	98	88	88	84	80	74
Sun	74	74	76	76	78	85	94	97	111	105	101	87	85	85	86	82	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	109	120	110	106	98	92	94	98	108	112	118	113	89	79	78	75
Tue	76	147	163	141	122	112	98	94	94	104	117	126	119	96	81	77	75
Wed	76	141	173	148	122	110	99	95	97	111	123	132	124	100	85	80	74
Thu	78	140	157	132	116	112	97	96	92	104	117	127	113	94	81	77	74
Fri	76	136	141	110	105	101	107	103	106	115	117	111	104	92	84	80	75
Sat	74	76	76	81	89	96	101	100	105	102	99	98	88	88	84	80	74
Sun	74	74	76	76	78	85	94	97	111	105	101	87	85	85	86	82	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	109	120	110	106	98	92	94	98	108	112	118	113	89	79	78	75
Tue	76	147	163	141	122	112	98	94	94	104	117	126	119	96	81	77	75
Wed	76	141	173	148	122	110	99	95	97	111	123	132	124	100	85	80	74
Thu	78	140	157	132	116	112	97	96	92	104	117	127	113	94	81	77	74
Fri	76	136	141	110	105	101	107	103	106	115	117	111	104	92	84	80	75
Sat	74	76	76	81	89	96	101	100	105	102	99	98	88	88	84	80	74
Sun	74	74	76	76	78	85	94	97	111	105	101	87	85	85	86	82	73