Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Norwalk

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-5 North, usually 44 at this time.

Only 47% 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 Norwalk 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	36	37	39	43	41	39	41	41	43	44	47	47	48	45	42	38	37
Tue	36	37	40	43	43	42	42	43	43	44	48	50	51	49	44	38	38
Wed	37	37	40	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	48	51	52	50	44	40	37
Thu	37	37	40	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	47	51	51	47	44	40	37
Fri	37	38	38	40	39	42	42	43	44	45	50	50	52	49	42	40	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	42	42	41	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	41	40	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	40	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Norwalk (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 13 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 Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 36 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Norwalk?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (24 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (3 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	36	37	39	43	41	39	41	41	43	44	47	47	48	45	42	38	37
Tue	36	37	40	43	43	42	42	43	43	44	48	50	51	49	44	38	38
Wed	37	37	40	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	48	51	52	50	44	40	37
Thu	37	37	40	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	47	51	51	47	44	40	37
Fri	37	38	38	40	39	42	42	43	44	45	50	50	52	49	42	40	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	42	42	41	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	41	40	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	39	43	41	39	41	41	43	44	47	47	48	45	42	38	37
Tue	36	37	40	43	43	42	42	43	43	44	48	50	51	49	44	38	38
Wed	37	37	40	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	48	51	52	50	44	40	37
Thu	37	37	40	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	47	51	51	47	44	40	37
Fri	37	38	38	40	39	42	42	43	44	45	50	50	52	49	42	40	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	42	42	41	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	41	40	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	39	43	41	39	41	41	43	44	47	47	48	45	42	38	37
Tue	36	37	40	43	43	42	42	43	43	44	48	50	51	49	44	38	38
Wed	37	37	40	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	48	51	52	50	44	40	37
Thu	37	37	40	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	47	51	51	47	44	40	37
Fri	37	38	38	40	39	42	42	43	44	45	50	50	52	49	42	40	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	42	42	41	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	41	40	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	40	37