Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Sylmar

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 101 minutes via I-5 North, usually 90 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Sylmar 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	74	87	90	97	94	88	89	90	92	92	99	99	94	88	81	75	73
Tue	74	86	95	99	97	91	90	89	90	92	103	107	99	93	85	76	74
Wed	75	85	90	95	95	91	91	89	89	91	104	107	103	96	86	78	74
Thu	75	86	92	96	96	90	90	90	90	92	104	111	101	93	87	78	73
Fri	75	85	87	90	89	91	90	92	93	99	106	103	100	96	88	80	73
Sat	73	74	76	77	83	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	88	88	88	81	74
Sun	74	74	74	74	76	80	85	87	89	90	91	88	89	90	89	81	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Sylmar (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 75 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 Sylmar 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 Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 73 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Sylmar?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (29 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-2 East in Los Angeles (9 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

Sylmar to Laguna Niguel (return trip) · Laguna Niguel to Los Angeles · Laguna Niguel to San Diego · Laguna Niguel to Long Beach · Laguna Niguel to Inglewood · Laguna Niguel to Anaheim · Laguna Niguel to Riverside · Laguna Niguel to Santa Ana · Laguna Niguel to Irvine · Laguna Niguel to San Bernardino · Laguna Niguel to Fontana · Laguna Niguel to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	87	90	97	94	88	89	90	92	92	99	99	94	88	81	75	73
Tue	74	86	95	99	97	91	90	89	90	92	103	107	99	93	85	76	74
Wed	75	85	90	95	95	91	91	89	89	91	104	107	103	96	86	78	74
Thu	75	86	92	96	96	90	90	90	90	92	104	111	101	93	87	78	73
Fri	75	85	87	90	89	91	90	92	93	99	106	103	100	96	88	80	73
Sat	73	74	76	77	83	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	88	88	88	81	74
Sun	74	74	74	74	76	80	85	87	89	90	91	88	89	90	89	81	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	87	90	97	94	88	89	90	92	92	99	99	94	88	81	75	73
Tue	74	86	95	99	97	91	90	89	90	92	103	107	99	93	85	76	74
Wed	75	85	90	95	95	91	91	89	89	91	104	107	103	96	86	78	74
Thu	75	86	92	96	96	90	90	90	90	92	104	111	101	93	87	78	73
Fri	75	85	87	90	89	91	90	92	93	99	106	103	100	96	88	80	73
Sat	73	74	76	77	83	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	88	88	88	81	74
Sun	74	74	74	74	76	80	85	87	89	90	91	88	89	90	89	81	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	87	90	97	94	88	89	90	92	92	99	99	94	88	81	75	73
Tue	74	86	95	99	97	91	90	89	90	92	103	107	99	93	85	76	74
Wed	75	85	90	95	95	91	91	89	89	91	104	107	103	96	86	78	74
Thu	75	86	92	96	96	90	90	90	90	92	104	111	101	93	87	78	73
Fri	75	85	87	90	89	91	90	92	93	99	106	103	100	96	88	80	73
Sat	73	74	76	77	83	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	88	88	88	81	74
Sun	74	74	74	74	76	80	85	87	89	90	91	88	89	90	89	81	73