Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Laguna Niguel

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South, usually 50 at this time.

Only 20% 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 South Gate 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	48	50	55	71	56	54	53	52	52	53	53	53	52	51	49	49	48
Tue	49	50	77	91	69	58	56	54	54	53	54	53	55	53	50	49	49
Wed	49	51	75	88	68	58	54	54	55	55	55	56	55	53	51	50	49
Thu	48	50	69	88	70	58	54	56	54	55	55	54	56	52	51	50	49
Fri	49	51	64	76	61	55	54	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	52	50	49
Sat	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	56	55	52	50	50	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	51	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from South Gate to Laguna Niguel (via I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate 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 South Gate to Laguna Niguel?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Laguna Niguel?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 48 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Laguna Niguel?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (12 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (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	48	50	55	71	56	54	53	52	52	53	53	53	52	51	49	49	48
Tue	49	50	77	91	69	58	56	54	54	53	54	53	55	53	50	49	49
Wed	49	51	75	88	68	58	54	54	55	55	55	56	55	53	51	50	49
Thu	48	50	69	88	70	58	54	56	54	55	55	54	56	52	51	50	49
Fri	49	51	64	76	61	55	54	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	52	50	49
Sat	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	56	55	52	50	50	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	51	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	55	71	56	54	53	52	52	53	53	53	52	51	49	49	48
Tue	49	50	77	91	69	58	56	54	54	53	54	53	55	53	50	49	49
Wed	49	51	75	88	68	58	54	54	55	55	55	56	55	53	51	50	49
Thu	48	50	69	88	70	58	54	56	54	55	55	54	56	52	51	50	49
Fri	49	51	64	76	61	55	54	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	52	50	49
Sat	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	56	55	52	50	50	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	51	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	55	71	56	54	53	52	52	53	53	53	52	51	49	49	48
Tue	49	50	77	91	69	58	56	54	54	53	54	53	55	53	50	49	49
Wed	49	51	75	88	68	58	54	54	55	55	55	56	55	53	51	50	49
Thu	48	50	69	88	70	58	54	56	54	55	55	54	56	52	51	50	49
Fri	49	51	64	76	61	55	54	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	52	50	49
Sat	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	56	55	52	50	50	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	51	50