Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to San Pedro

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-405 North and SR-73 North, usually 53 at this time.

Only 22% 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 San Pedro 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	49	49	49	50	51	50	51	52	54	55	63	75	80	61	53	53	52
Tue	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	53	53	57	62	72	72	62	53	52	50
Wed	49	49	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	58	61	72	73	64	58	60	51
Thu	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	56	61	69	68	58	54	52	50
Fri	49	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	56	63	68	72	77	64	61	56	51
Sat	50	49	49	49	50	51	52	53	53	56	56	54	54	55	55	54	50
Sun	50	50	49	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	53	52	54	56	56	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to San Pedro (via I-405 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 1 pm or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (about 7 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Laguna Niguel to central San Pedro 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 San Pedro?

On weekdays, leave before 1 pm or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Laguna Niguel to San Pedro?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 49 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to San Pedro?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	49	49	49	50	51	50	51	52	54	55	63	75	80	61	53	53	52
Tue	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	53	53	57	62	72	72	62	53	52	50
Wed	49	49	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	58	61	72	73	64	58	60	51
Thu	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	56	61	69	68	58	54	52	50
Fri	49	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	56	63	68	72	77	64	61	56	51
Sat	50	49	49	49	50	51	52	53	53	56	56	54	54	55	55	54	50
Sun	50	50	49	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	53	52	54	56	56	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	49	49	50	51	50	51	52	54	55	63	75	80	61	53	53	52
Tue	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	53	53	57	62	72	72	62	53	52	50
Wed	49	49	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	58	61	72	73	64	58	60	51
Thu	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	56	61	69	68	58	54	52	50
Fri	49	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	56	63	68	72	77	64	61	56	51
Sat	50	49	49	49	50	51	52	53	53	56	56	54	54	55	55	54	50
Sun	50	50	49	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	53	52	54	56	56	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	49	49	50	51	50	51	52	54	55	63	75	80	61	53	53	52
Tue	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	53	53	57	62	72	72	62	53	52	50
Wed	49	49	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	58	61	72	73	64	58	60	51
Thu	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	56	61	69	68	58	54	52	50
Fri	49	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	56	63	68	72	77	64	61	56	51
Sat	50	49	49	49	50	51	52	53	53	56	56	54	54	55	55	54	50
Sun	50	50	49	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	53	52	54	56	56	50