Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Aliso Viejo

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-5 South, usually 45 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Los Angeles to Aliso Viejo 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	45	54	64	67	55	50	54	52	55	54	69	81	79	69	56	48	45
Tue	44	54	73	73	58	51	51	53	53	58	71	83	83	73	62	52	45
Wed	44	53	71	73	59	52	52	52	53	56	60	73	72	61	56	50	45
Thu	44	52	70	72	59	54	56	57	60	59	75	82	84	75	62	50	47
Fri	44	51	62	63	58	53	53	55	60	68	77	79	78	75	59	52	47
Sat	45	46	47	49	51	52	55	56	56	59	60	59	55	54	51	51	48
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	51	51	54	55	56	57	55	54	53	53	52	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Los Angeles to Aliso Viejo (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Aliso Viejo 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 Los Angeles to Aliso Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Aliso Viejo?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 44 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Aliso Viejo?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (25 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	45	54	64	67	55	50	54	52	55	54	69	81	79	69	56	48	45
Tue	44	54	73	73	58	51	51	53	53	58	71	83	83	73	62	52	45
Wed	44	53	71	73	59	52	52	52	53	56	60	73	72	61	56	50	45
Thu	44	52	70	72	59	54	56	57	60	59	75	82	84	75	62	50	47
Fri	44	51	62	63	58	53	53	55	60	68	77	79	78	75	59	52	47
Sat	45	46	47	49	51	52	55	56	56	59	60	59	55	54	51	51	48
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	51	51	54	55	56	57	55	54	53	53	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	54	64	67	55	50	54	52	55	54	69	81	79	69	56	48	45
Tue	44	54	73	73	58	51	51	53	53	58	71	83	83	73	62	52	45
Wed	44	53	71	73	59	52	52	52	53	56	60	73	72	61	56	50	45
Thu	44	52	70	72	59	54	56	57	60	59	75	82	84	75	62	50	47
Fri	44	51	62	63	58	53	53	55	60	68	77	79	78	75	59	52	47
Sat	45	46	47	49	51	52	55	56	56	59	60	59	55	54	51	51	48
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	51	51	54	55	56	57	55	54	53	53	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	54	64	67	55	50	54	52	55	54	69	81	79	69	56	48	45
Tue	44	54	73	73	58	51	51	53	53	58	71	83	83	73	62	52	45
Wed	44	53	71	73	59	52	52	52	53	56	60	73	72	61	56	50	45
Thu	44	52	70	72	59	54	56	57	60	59	75	82	84	75	62	50	47
Fri	44	51	62	63	58	53	53	55	60	68	77	79	78	75	59	52	47
Sat	45	46	47	49	51	52	55	56	56	59	60	59	55	54	51	51	48
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	51	51	54	55	56	57	55	54	53	53	52	48