Best Time to Drive from Mira Mesa to Laguna Niguel

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 62 minutes via I-5 North, usually 67 at this time.

Only 58% 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 Mira Mesa 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	59	59	61	62	62	62	63	61	62	63	70	70	62	60	59	59
Tue	58	59	59	60	62	63	62	63	62	62	69	77	76	68	60	60	59
Wed	58	59	59	61	62	65	63	64	62	63	71	81	83	72	61	60	58
Thu	58	59	59	60	62	64	64	63	63	63	72	82	84	72	61	60	59
Fri	58	59	60	61	62	63	63	65	68	73	78	79	71	63	61	61	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	60	63	69	72	69	68	66	66	63	60	60	61	58
Sun	58	58	58	59	59	62	69	72	73	73	71	70	67	62	62	61	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Mira Mesa to Laguna Niguel (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (74 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (16 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mira Mesa 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 Mira Mesa to Laguna Niguel?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mira Mesa to Laguna Niguel?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 58 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mira Mesa to Laguna Niguel?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (40 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (7 miles) · I-805 North in San Diego (1.9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	59	59	61	62	62	62	63	61	62	63	70	70	62	60	59	59
Tue	58	59	59	60	62	63	62	63	62	62	69	77	76	68	60	60	59
Wed	58	59	59	61	62	65	63	64	62	63	71	81	83	72	61	60	58
Thu	58	59	59	60	62	64	64	63	63	63	72	82	84	72	61	60	59
Fri	58	59	60	61	62	63	63	65	68	73	78	79	71	63	61	61	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	60	63	69	72	69	68	66	66	63	60	60	61	58
Sun	58	58	58	59	59	62	69	72	73	73	71	70	67	62	62	61	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	59	59	61	62	62	62	63	61	62	63	70	70	62	60	59	59
Tue	58	59	59	60	62	63	62	63	62	62	69	77	76	68	60	60	59
Wed	58	59	59	61	62	65	63	64	62	63	71	81	83	72	61	60	58
Thu	58	59	59	60	62	64	64	63	63	63	72	82	84	72	61	60	59
Fri	58	59	60	61	62	63	63	65	68	73	78	79	71	63	61	61	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	60	63	69	72	69	68	66	66	63	60	60	61	58
Sun	58	58	58	59	59	62	69	72	73	73	71	70	67	62	62	61	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	59	59	61	62	62	62	63	61	62	63	70	70	62	60	59	59
Tue	58	59	59	60	62	63	62	63	62	62	69	77	76	68	60	60	59
Wed	58	59	59	61	62	65	63	64	62	63	71	81	83	72	61	60	58
Thu	58	59	59	60	62	64	64	63	63	63	72	82	84	72	61	60	59
Fri	58	59	60	61	62	63	63	65	68	73	78	79	71	63	61	61	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	60	63	69	72	69	68	66	66	63	60	60	61	58
Sun	58	58	58	59	59	62	69	72	73	73	71	70	67	62	62	61	58