Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Upland

Right now (12:49 am PDT): about 54 minutes via SR-241 North and SR-133 North and SR-91 East.

Only 7% 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 Upland 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	53	57	67	62	59	58	58	58	59	63	72	73	71	60	58	56	54
Tue	54	60	68	66	61	61	59	59	60	65	72	74	72	62	59	57	55
Wed	54	58	67	66	60	59	58	59	60	67	72	73	73	62	58	58	55
Thu	54	58	67	64	59	59	59	59	61	66	73	73	73	64	59	57	54
Fri	54	55	58	58	58	59	60	63	70	74	76	76	74	63	59	57	54
Sat	54	55	55	55	57	58	62	59	59	60	65	62	63	60	58	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	55	56	56	55	55	55	56	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Upland (via SR-241 North and SR-133 North and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (26 to 41 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 Upland 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 Upland?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 53 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Upland?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	57	67	62	59	58	58	58	59	63	72	73	71	60	58	56	54
Tue	54	60	68	66	61	61	59	59	60	65	72	74	72	62	59	57	55
Wed	54	58	67	66	60	59	58	59	60	67	72	73	73	62	58	58	55
Thu	54	58	67	64	59	59	59	59	61	66	73	73	73	64	59	57	54
Fri	54	55	58	58	58	59	60	63	70	74	76	76	74	63	59	57	54
Sat	54	55	55	55	57	58	62	59	59	60	65	62	63	60	58	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	55	56	56	55	55	55	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	57	67	62	59	58	58	58	59	63	72	73	71	60	58	56	54
Tue	54	60	68	66	61	61	59	59	60	65	72	74	72	62	59	57	55
Wed	54	58	67	66	60	59	58	59	60	67	72	73	73	62	58	58	55
Thu	54	58	67	64	59	59	59	59	61	66	73	73	73	64	59	57	54
Fri	54	55	58	58	58	59	60	63	70	74	76	76	74	63	59	57	54
Sat	54	55	55	55	57	58	62	59	59	60	65	62	63	60	58	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	55	56	56	55	55	55	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	57	67	62	59	58	58	58	59	63	72	73	71	60	58	56	54
Tue	54	60	68	66	61	61	59	59	60	65	72	74	72	62	59	57	55
Wed	54	58	67	66	60	59	58	59	60	67	72	73	73	62	58	58	55
Thu	54	58	67	64	59	59	59	59	61	66	73	73	73	64	59	57	54
Fri	54	55	58	58	58	59	60	63	70	74	76	76	74	63	59	57	54
Sat	54	55	55	55	57	58	62	59	59	60	65	62	63	60	58	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	55	56	56	55	55	55	56	54