Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Whittier

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-405 North and SR-73 North and I-605 North, usually 51 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Whittier 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	49	51	54	52	51	52	52	53	56	61	65	62	55	50	50	49
Tue	47	49	56	58	53	52	52	52	53	56	59	68	69	58	51	49	48
Wed	47	49	53	56	53	53	53	52	54	58	62	71	69	61	54	51	48
Thu	47	49	52	53	55	52	52	52	53	56	60	68	66	56	52	51	47
Fri	47	49	51	51	51	52	53	53	55	59	63	66	65	58	54	52	48
Sat	48	47	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	53	53	52	51	50	50	47
Sun	48	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	50	49	50	49	50	51	51	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Whittier (via I-405 North and SR-73 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 14 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 Whittier 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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 47 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Whittier?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (3 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	47	49	51	54	52	51	52	52	53	56	61	65	62	55	50	50	49
Tue	47	49	56	58	53	52	52	52	53	56	59	68	69	58	51	49	48
Wed	47	49	53	56	53	53	53	52	54	58	62	71	69	61	54	51	48
Thu	47	49	52	53	55	52	52	52	53	56	60	68	66	56	52	51	47
Fri	47	49	51	51	51	52	53	53	55	59	63	66	65	58	54	52	48
Sat	48	47	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	53	53	52	51	50	50	47
Sun	48	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	50	49	50	49	50	51	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	51	54	52	51	52	52	53	56	61	65	62	55	50	50	49
Tue	47	49	56	58	53	52	52	52	53	56	59	68	69	58	51	49	48
Wed	47	49	53	56	53	53	53	52	54	58	62	71	69	61	54	51	48
Thu	47	49	52	53	55	52	52	52	53	56	60	68	66	56	52	51	47
Fri	47	49	51	51	51	52	53	53	55	59	63	66	65	58	54	52	48
Sat	48	47	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	53	53	52	51	50	50	47
Sun	48	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	50	49	50	49	50	51	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	51	54	52	51	52	52	53	56	61	65	62	55	50	50	49
Tue	47	49	56	58	53	52	52	52	53	56	59	68	69	58	51	49	48
Wed	47	49	53	56	53	53	53	52	54	58	62	71	69	61	54	51	48
Thu	47	49	52	53	55	52	52	52	53	56	60	68	66	56	52	51	47
Fri	47	49	51	51	51	52	53	53	55	59	63	66	65	58	54	52	48
Sat	48	47	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	53	53	52	51	50	50	47
Sun	48	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	50	49	50	49	50	51	51	47