Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Santa Ana
Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 31 minutes via I-5 North and SR-133 North and SR-73 North, usually 32 at this time.
Only 21% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 23 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 24 |
| Tue | 23 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 25 |
| Wed | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
| Thu | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
| Fri | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
| Sat | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
| Sun | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 24 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Santa Ana (via I-5 North and SR-133 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 32 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 28 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (29 minutes).
About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 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 Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 32 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Laguna Niguel to Santa Ana?
The 22-mile drive usually takes 23 to 32 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 28 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Santa Ana?
Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 32 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (3 miles)
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