Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Laguna Niguel

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 56 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South, usually 49 at this time.

None 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 Torrance 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	47	49	80	81	59	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	49	51	51	51
Tue	47	49	66	96	71	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	48	49	47
Wed	47	49	79	76	74	63	53	55	49	50	55	50	51	49	48	48	48
Thu	46	49	68	86	67	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	48	48	47
Fri	47	49	54	67	52	49	48	50	49	50	49	48	47	46	48	48	48
Sat	48	47	47	46	46	47	48	50	50	49	49	50	49	48	48	48	47
Sun	48	48	47	50	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	49	48	49	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Torrance to Laguna Niguel (via I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 3:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (52 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance 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 Torrance to Laguna Niguel?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 3:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 46 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Laguna Niguel?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	80	81	59	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	49	51	51	51
Tue	47	49	66	96	71	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	48	49	47
Wed	47	49	79	76	74	63	53	55	49	50	55	50	51	49	48	48	48
Thu	46	49	68	86	67	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	48	48	47
Fri	47	49	54	67	52	49	48	50	49	50	49	48	47	46	48	48	48
Sat	48	47	47	46	46	47	48	50	50	49	49	50	49	48	48	48	47
Sun	48	48	47	50	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	49	48	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	80	81	59	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	49	51	51	51
Tue	47	49	66	96	71	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	48	49	47
Wed	47	49	79	76	74	63	53	55	49	50	55	50	51	49	48	48	48
Thu	46	49	68	86	67	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	48	48	47
Fri	47	49	54	67	52	49	48	50	49	50	49	48	47	46	48	48	48
Sat	48	47	47	46	46	47	48	50	50	49	49	50	49	48	48	48	47
Sun	48	48	47	50	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	49	48	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	80	81	59	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	49	51	51	51
Tue	47	49	66	96	71	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	48	49	47
Wed	47	49	79	76	74	63	53	55	49	50	55	50	51	49	48	48	48
Thu	46	49	68	86	67	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	48	48	47
Fri	47	49	54	67	52	49	48	50	49	50	49	48	47	46	48	48	48
Sat	48	47	47	46	46	47	48	50	50	49	49	50	49	48	48	48	47
Sun	48	48	47	50	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	49	48	49	47