Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Laguna Niguel

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via SR-241 South and I-5 South, usually 50 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Ontario 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	49	53	57	61	58	54	54	54	54	55	59	65	64	60	51	51	49
Tue	48	54	61	64	61	57	55	54	54	56	61	63	62	59	51	50	49
Wed	49	55	60	67	62	58	55	54	54	55	63	64	63	62	50	50	49
Thu	48	54	58	62	57	56	55	54	54	57	62	66	65	61	52	50	49
Fri	48	54	54	56	53	54	54	54	58	62	66	66	65	61	52	50	49
Sat	48	50	50	51	52	53	53	51	52	54	53	56	55	54	50	49	48
Sun	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	53	51	51	50	50	49	49	50	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Ontario to Laguna Niguel (via SR-241 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (18 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ontario 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 Ontario to Laguna Niguel?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Ontario to Laguna Niguel?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 48 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Laguna Niguel?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	49	53	57	61	58	54	54	54	54	55	59	65	64	60	51	51	49
Tue	48	54	61	64	61	57	55	54	54	56	61	63	62	59	51	50	49
Wed	49	55	60	67	62	58	55	54	54	55	63	64	63	62	50	50	49
Thu	48	54	58	62	57	56	55	54	54	57	62	66	65	61	52	50	49
Fri	48	54	54	56	53	54	54	54	58	62	66	66	65	61	52	50	49
Sat	48	50	50	51	52	53	53	51	52	54	53	56	55	54	50	49	48
Sun	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	53	51	51	50	50	49	49	50	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	53	57	61	58	54	54	54	54	55	59	65	64	60	51	51	49
Tue	48	54	61	64	61	57	55	54	54	56	61	63	62	59	51	50	49
Wed	49	55	60	67	62	58	55	54	54	55	63	64	63	62	50	50	49
Thu	48	54	58	62	57	56	55	54	54	57	62	66	65	61	52	50	49
Fri	48	54	54	56	53	54	54	54	58	62	66	66	65	61	52	50	49
Sat	48	50	50	51	52	53	53	51	52	54	53	56	55	54	50	49	48
Sun	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	53	51	51	50	50	49	49	50	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	53	57	61	58	54	54	54	54	55	59	65	64	60	51	51	49
Tue	48	54	61	64	61	57	55	54	54	56	61	63	62	59	51	50	49
Wed	49	55	60	67	62	58	55	54	54	55	63	64	63	62	50	50	49
Thu	48	54	58	62	57	56	55	54	54	57	62	66	65	61	52	50	49
Fri	48	54	54	56	53	54	54	54	58	62	66	66	65	61	52	50	49
Sat	48	50	50	51	52	53	53	51	52	54	53	56	55	54	50	49	48
Sun	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	53	51	51	50	50	49	49	50	48