Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to San Juan Capistrano

Right now (12:33 am PDT): about 40 minutes via SR-73 South and I-405 South.

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 Long Beach to San Juan Capistrano by day and time you leave (local time)
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Mon	39	39	40	45	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	40	39	39	39
Tue	39	39	40	46	44	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	40	39	39	39
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Fri	39	39	39	43	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	40	40	39	39	39
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Sun	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Long Beach to San Juan Capistrano (via SR-73 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 46 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 10 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 San Juan Capistrano 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 San Juan Capistrano?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9:30 am. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to San Juan Capistrano?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 39 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to San Juan Capistrano?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-73 South in Orange County (17 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (3 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (1.2 miles)

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