Best Time to Drive from Lakewood to Laguna Niguel

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South, usually 39 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Lakewood to Laguna Niguel 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	39	40	42	59	47	40	41	40	41	41	41	41	41	40	39	39	39
Tue	39	40	44	63	57	43	41	41	41	42	41	42	42	41	39	39	39
Wed	39	40	43	57	53	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	40	39	39
Thu	39	40	43	60	53	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	39	39	39
Fri	39	40	41	52	44	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39
Sat	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Lakewood to Laguna Niguel (via I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 10 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lakewood to central Laguna Niguel 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 Lakewood to Laguna Niguel?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 10 am. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 39 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lakewood to Laguna Niguel?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (12 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	42	59	47	40	41	40	41	41	41	41	41	40	39	39	39
Tue	39	40	44	63	57	43	41	41	41	42	41	42	42	41	39	39	39
Wed	39	40	43	57	53	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	40	39	39
Thu	39	40	43	60	53	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	39	39	39
Fri	39	40	41	52	44	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39
Sat	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	42	59	47	40	41	40	41	41	41	41	41	40	39	39	39
Tue	39	40	44	63	57	43	41	41	41	42	41	42	42	41	39	39	39
Wed	39	40	43	57	53	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	40	39	39
Thu	39	40	43	60	53	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	39	39	39
Fri	39	40	41	52	44	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39
Sat	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	42	59	47	40	41	40	41	41	41	41	41	40	39	39	39
Tue	39	40	44	63	57	43	41	41	41	42	41	42	42	41	39	39	39
Wed	39	40	43	57	53	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	40	39	39
Thu	39	40	43	60	53	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	39	39	39
Fri	39	40	41	52	44	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39
Sat	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39