Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Pico Rivera

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 64 minutes via I-5 North, usually 57 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Pico Rivera 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	41	43	46	50	47	46	48	48	51	53	58	59	59	53	47	44	42
Tue	41	43	48	51	50	48	49	50	51	53	58	62	63	57	50	44	42
Wed	42	43	47	50	50	48	49	50	51	52	59	63	64	59	51	45	42
Thu	42	43	47	49	49	48	49	50	51	53	58	63	62	55	50	45	42
Fri	42	43	45	46	45	49	49	51	53	54	60	61	61	57	50	46	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	43	47	48	48	48	49	50	51	50	48	48	46	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	45	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Pico Rivera (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 16 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 Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Laguna Niguel to Pico Rivera?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 41 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Pico Rivera?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (29 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 · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	46	50	47	46	48	48	51	53	58	59	59	53	47	44	42
Tue	41	43	48	51	50	48	49	50	51	53	58	62	63	57	50	44	42
Wed	42	43	47	50	50	48	49	50	51	52	59	63	64	59	51	45	42
Thu	42	43	47	49	49	48	49	50	51	53	58	63	62	55	50	45	42
Fri	42	43	45	46	45	49	49	51	53	54	60	61	61	57	50	46	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	43	47	48	48	48	49	50	51	50	48	48	46	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	46	50	47	46	48	48	51	53	58	59	59	53	47	44	42
Tue	41	43	48	51	50	48	49	50	51	53	58	62	63	57	50	44	42
Wed	42	43	47	50	50	48	49	50	51	52	59	63	64	59	51	45	42
Thu	42	43	47	49	49	48	49	50	51	53	58	63	62	55	50	45	42
Fri	42	43	45	46	45	49	49	51	53	54	60	61	61	57	50	46	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	43	47	48	48	48	49	50	51	50	48	48	46	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	46	50	47	46	48	48	51	53	58	59	59	53	47	44	42
Tue	41	43	48	51	50	48	49	50	51	53	58	62	63	57	50	44	42
Wed	42	43	47	50	50	48	49	50	51	52	59	63	64	59	51	45	42
Thu	42	43	47	49	49	48	49	50	51	53	58	63	62	55	50	45	42
Fri	42	43	45	46	45	49	49	51	53	54	60	61	61	57	50	46	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	43	47	48	48	48	49	50	51	50	48	48	46	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	45	42