Best Time to Drive from Rialto to Laguna Niguel
Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 71 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-241 South, usually 67 at this time.
Only 47% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 65 | 81 | 90 | 85 | 81 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 69 | 63 | 64 | 62 |
| Tue | 65 | 85 | 93 | 92 | 85 | 74 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 64 | 63 | 61 |
| Wed | 64 | 82 | 91 | 95 | 86 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 71 | 64 | 62 | 61 |
| Thu | 64 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 80 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 71 | 64 | 63 | 61 |
| Fri | 62 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 61 |
| Sat | 61 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 61 |
| Sun | 60 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 61 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Rialto to Laguna Niguel (via SR-91 West and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).
About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (15 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rialto 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 Rialto to Laguna Niguel?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Rialto to Laguna Niguel?
The 62-mile drive usually takes 61 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Rialto to Laguna Niguel?
Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-91 West in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (4 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (1.5 miles)
Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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