Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to Laguna Niguel

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South, usually 77 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Mid-City 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	58	60	71	82	68	66	65	65	71	88	106	107	107	94	67	60	58
Tue	59	60	75	95	80	73	70	69	116	154	191	193	162	117	77	62	59
Wed	58	60	76	95	74	69	67	71	120	179	201	191	157	123	84	67	59
Thu	58	61	75	90	74	70	69	79	98	166	165	137	109	86	73	71	58
Fri	58	60	70	82	67	66	69	103	144	145	118	85	67	72	65	64	60
Sat	59	59	58	59	60	63	68	76	80	87	86	75	74	62	63	62	59
Sun	59	59	58	58	59	60	62	64	69	71	69	64	62	61	61	62	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Mid-City to Laguna Niguel (via I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 204 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (14 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mid-City 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 Mid-City to Laguna Niguel?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 204 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mid-City to Laguna Niguel?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 58 to 204 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mid-City to Laguna Niguel?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 204 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (12 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Laguna Niguel to Mid-City (return trip) · Mid-City to Fontana · Mid-City to Moreno Valley · Mid-City to Glendale · Mid-City to Lancaster · Mid-City to Palmdale · Mid-City to Valencia · Mid-City to Fullerton · Mid-City to East Los Angeles · Mid-City to Costa Mesa · Mid-City to Norwalk · Mid-City to Rialto

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	71	82	68	66	65	65	71	88	106	107	107	94	67	60	58
Tue	59	60	75	95	80	73	70	69	116	154	191	193	162	117	77	62	59
Wed	58	60	76	95	74	69	67	71	120	179	201	191	157	123	84	67	59
Thu	58	61	75	90	74	70	69	79	98	166	165	137	109	86	73	71	58
Fri	58	60	70	82	67	66	69	103	144	145	118	85	67	72	65	64	60
Sat	59	59	58	59	60	63	68	76	80	87	86	75	74	62	63	62	59
Sun	59	59	58	58	59	60	62	64	69	71	69	64	62	61	61	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	71	82	68	66	65	65	71	88	106	107	107	94	67	60	58
Tue	59	60	75	95	80	73	70	69	116	154	191	193	162	117	77	62	59
Wed	58	60	76	95	74	69	67	71	120	179	201	191	157	123	84	67	59
Thu	58	61	75	90	74	70	69	79	98	166	165	137	109	86	73	71	58
Fri	58	60	70	82	67	66	69	103	144	145	118	85	67	72	65	64	60
Sat	59	59	58	59	60	63	68	76	80	87	86	75	74	62	63	62	59
Sun	59	59	58	58	59	60	62	64	69	71	69	64	62	61	61	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	71	82	68	66	65	65	71	88	106	107	107	94	67	60	58
Tue	59	60	75	95	80	73	70	69	116	154	191	193	162	117	77	62	59
Wed	58	60	76	95	74	69	67	71	120	179	201	191	157	123	84	67	59
Thu	58	61	75	90	74	70	69	79	98	166	165	137	109	86	73	71	58
Fri	58	60	70	82	67	66	69	103	144	145	118	85	67	72	65	64	60
Sat	59	59	58	59	60	63	68	76	80	87	86	75	74	62	63	62	59
Sun	59	59	58	58	59	60	62	64	69	71	69	64	62	61	61	62	59