Best Time to Drive from North Hollywood to Laguna Niguel

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 108 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 90 at this time.

Only 32% 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 North Hollywood 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	61	72	85	83	71	68	70	71	73	72	88	101	95	86	71	64	62
Tue	59	75	92	90	74	70	70	70	71	77	94	110	104	90	79	67	61
Wed	59	73	94	89	75	70	70	70	71	74	81	92	90	79	72	66	61
Thu	59	72	89	88	75	72	74	73	77	79	96	109	102	90	75	66	62
Fri	59	71	82	80	74	71	70	73	78	88	103	101	101	90	76	69	62
Sat	60	62	63	66	69	69	73	73	76	78	80	77	78	72	69	68	64
Sun	60	61	60	62	64	67	69	73	73	74	74	73	72	71	72	70	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from North Hollywood to Laguna Niguel (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central North Hollywood 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 North Hollywood to Laguna Niguel?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from North Hollywood to Laguna Niguel?

The 67-mile drive usually takes 59 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Hollywood to Laguna Niguel?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (34 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (1.5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	72	85	83	71	68	70	71	73	72	88	101	95	86	71	64	62
Tue	59	75	92	90	74	70	70	70	71	77	94	110	104	90	79	67	61
Wed	59	73	94	89	75	70	70	70	71	74	81	92	90	79	72	66	61
Thu	59	72	89	88	75	72	74	73	77	79	96	109	102	90	75	66	62
Fri	59	71	82	80	74	71	70	73	78	88	103	101	101	90	76	69	62
Sat	60	62	63	66	69	69	73	73	76	78	80	77	78	72	69	68	64
Sun	60	61	60	62	64	67	69	73	73	74	74	73	72	71	72	70	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	72	85	83	71	68	70	71	73	72	88	101	95	86	71	64	62
Tue	59	75	92	90	74	70	70	70	71	77	94	110	104	90	79	67	61
Wed	59	73	94	89	75	70	70	70	71	74	81	92	90	79	72	66	61
Thu	59	72	89	88	75	72	74	73	77	79	96	109	102	90	75	66	62
Fri	59	71	82	80	74	71	70	73	78	88	103	101	101	90	76	69	62
Sat	60	62	63	66	69	69	73	73	76	78	80	77	78	72	69	68	64
Sun	60	61	60	62	64	67	69	73	73	74	74	73	72	71	72	70	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	72	85	83	71	68	70	71	73	72	88	101	95	86	71	64	62
Tue	59	75	92	90	74	70	70	70	71	77	94	110	104	90	79	67	61
Wed	59	73	94	89	75	70	70	70	71	74	81	92	90	79	72	66	61
Thu	59	72	89	88	75	72	74	73	77	79	96	109	102	90	75	66	62
Fri	59	71	82	80	74	71	70	73	78	88	103	101	101	90	76	69	62
Sat	60	62	63	66	69	69	73	73	76	78	80	77	78	72	69	68	64
Sun	60	61	60	62	64	67	69	73	73	74	74	73	72	71	72	70	63