Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Laguna Niguel

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South, usually 40 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Long Beach 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	40	40	41	47	42	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	41	40	40
Tue	40	40	41	49	46	42	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	41	41	40	40
Wed	40	40	41	46	45	42	42	42	42	43	42	43	44	42	41	43	40
Thu	40	40	42	48	45	42	42	42	42	41	41	42	42	42	41	41	40
Fri	40	40	40	44	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	41	40	40	40
Sat	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Long Beach to Laguna Niguel (via I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (16 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach 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 Long Beach to Laguna Niguel?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9:30 am. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Laguna Niguel?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 40 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Laguna Niguel?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (13 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (1.2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	40	40	41	49	46	42	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	41	41	40	40
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