Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Laguna Niguel

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-5 South, usually 80 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Pasadena 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	57	67	80	78	66	63	66	65	68	67	83	95	89	80	65	59	58
Tue	56	71	87	87	71	65	65	67	66	71	84	98	94	83	71	63	57
Wed	55	69	90	86	73	65	65	66	66	72	81	89	87	78	71	63	57
Thu	56	67	87	86	71	69	70	70	73	74	90	95	94	85	71	62	58
Fri	56	66	78	77	71	67	68	69	74	84	91	94	92	86	71	64	58
Sat	57	58	59	62	66	66	70	71	72	75	75	74	70	67	64	63	59
Sun	56	57	57	58	59	62	64	68	69	70	70	68	67	66	65	65	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Pasadena to Laguna Niguel (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena 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 Pasadena to Laguna Niguel?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 62-mile drive usually takes 55 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Laguna Niguel?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (34 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	67	80	78	66	63	66	65	68	67	83	95	89	80	65	59	58
Tue	56	71	87	87	71	65	65	67	66	71	84	98	94	83	71	63	57
Wed	55	69	90	86	73	65	65	66	66	72	81	89	87	78	71	63	57
Thu	56	67	87	86	71	69	70	70	73	74	90	95	94	85	71	62	58
Fri	56	66	78	77	71	67	68	69	74	84	91	94	92	86	71	64	58
Sat	57	58	59	62	66	66	70	71	72	75	75	74	70	67	64	63	59
Sun	56	57	57	58	59	62	64	68	69	70	70	68	67	66	65	65	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	67	80	78	66	63	66	65	68	67	83	95	89	80	65	59	58
Tue	56	71	87	87	71	65	65	67	66	71	84	98	94	83	71	63	57
Wed	55	69	90	86	73	65	65	66	66	72	81	89	87	78	71	63	57
Thu	56	67	87	86	71	69	70	70	73	74	90	95	94	85	71	62	58
Fri	56	66	78	77	71	67	68	69	74	84	91	94	92	86	71	64	58
Sat	57	58	59	62	66	66	70	71	72	75	75	74	70	67	64	63	59
Sun	56	57	57	58	59	62	64	68	69	70	70	68	67	66	65	65	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	67	80	78	66	63	66	65	68	67	83	95	89	80	65	59	58
Tue	56	71	87	87	71	65	65	67	66	71	84	98	94	83	71	63	57
Wed	55	69	90	86	73	65	65	66	66	72	81	89	87	78	71	63	57
Thu	56	67	87	86	71	69	70	70	73	74	90	95	94	85	71	62	58
Fri	56	66	78	77	71	67	68	69	74	84	91	94	92	86	71	64	58
Sat	57	58	59	62	66	66	70	71	72	75	75	74	70	67	64	63	59
Sun	56	57	57	58	59	62	64	68	69	70	70	68	67	66	65	65	58