Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Laguna Niguel
Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-5 North and I-15 South, usually 64 at this time.
Only 43% 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 | 62 | 69 | 74 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 |
| Tue | 62 | 68 | 75 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 |
| Wed | 62 | 68 | 75 | 68 | 65 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 62 |
| Thu | 62 | 68 | 75 | 68 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 62 |
| Fri | 62 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 62 |
| Sat | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 62 |
| Sun | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 62 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Temecula to Laguna Niguel (via I-5 North and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (82 minutes).
About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (26 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula 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 Temecula to Laguna Niguel?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 am. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Temecula to Laguna Niguel?
The 62-mile drive usually takes 62 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Temecula to Laguna Niguel?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (7 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-76 West in San Diego (6 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (4 miles)
Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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