Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Riverside

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 49 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-241 North, usually 48 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Riverside 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	47	47	51	51	49	50	50	51	52	56	63	63	63	55	52	50	47
Tue	47	48	55	53	51	51	51	50	52	59	65	66	63	55	52	52	48
Wed	47	48	53	53	50	50	50	51	52	59	61	61	62	54	52	51	48
Thu	47	48	53	51	50	50	50	51	53	57	64	66	63	55	53	50	47
Fri	46	47	49	50	49	51	51	54	60	63	68	67	64	59	54	51	47
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	50	50	52	53	54	54	52	51	50	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	49	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Riverside (via SR-91 East and SR-241 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 8 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 Riverside 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 Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 46 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Riverside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (3 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (1.1 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	47	47	51	51	49	50	50	51	52	56	63	63	63	55	52	50	47
Tue	47	48	55	53	51	51	51	50	52	59	65	66	63	55	52	52	48
Wed	47	48	53	53	50	50	50	51	52	59	61	61	62	54	52	51	48
Thu	47	48	53	51	50	50	50	51	53	57	64	66	63	55	53	50	47
Fri	46	47	49	50	49	51	51	54	60	63	68	67	64	59	54	51	47
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	50	50	52	53	54	54	52	51	50	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	47	51	51	49	50	50	51	52	56	63	63	63	55	52	50	47
Tue	47	48	55	53	51	51	51	50	52	59	65	66	63	55	52	52	48
Wed	47	48	53	53	50	50	50	51	52	59	61	61	62	54	52	51	48
Thu	47	48	53	51	50	50	50	51	53	57	64	66	63	55	53	50	47
Fri	46	47	49	50	49	51	51	54	60	63	68	67	64	59	54	51	47
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	50	50	52	53	54	54	52	51	50	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	47	51	51	49	50	50	51	52	56	63	63	63	55	52	50	47
Tue	47	48	55	53	51	51	51	50	52	59	65	66	63	55	52	52	48
Wed	47	48	53	53	50	50	50	51	52	59	61	61	62	54	52	51	48
Thu	47	48	53	51	50	50	50	51	53	57	64	66	63	55	53	50	47
Fri	46	47	49	50	49	51	51	54	60	63	68	67	64	59	54	51	47
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	50	50	52	53	54	54	52	51	50	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	49	47