Best Time to Drive from Upland to Laguna Niguel

Right now (12:49 am PDT): about 53 minutes via SR-241 South and I-5 South.

Only 9% 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 Upland 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	54	59	62	66	62	59	58	58	58	59	63	67	66	62	55	55	54
Tue	53	59	65	69	65	61	60	58	59	60	65	67	67	63	55	55	53
Wed	53	59	64	71	66	62	59	58	58	60	66	67	67	66	55	55	53
Thu	53	59	62	66	62	60	59	59	59	61	65	68	68	65	56	55	53
Fri	53	59	59	60	58	59	59	59	62	65	69	69	68	65	57	55	54
Sat	53	55	55	55	56	57	58	56	57	59	58	61	59	58	55	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	57	55	56	55	55	54	54	55	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Upland to Laguna Niguel (via SR-241 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (23 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Upland 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 Upland to Laguna Niguel?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 53 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to Laguna Niguel?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (4 miles)

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More drives

Laguna Niguel to Upland (return trip) · Upland to Los Angeles · Upland to Long Beach · Upland to Anaheim · Upland to Santa Ana · Upland to Irvine · Upland to San Bernardino · Upland to Fontana · Upland to Moreno Valley · Upland to Huntington Beach · Upland to Glendale · Upland to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	59	62	66	62	59	58	58	58	59	63	67	66	62	55	55	54
Tue	53	59	65	69	65	61	60	58	59	60	65	67	67	63	55	55	53
Wed	53	59	64	71	66	62	59	58	58	60	66	67	67	66	55	55	53
Thu	53	59	62	66	62	60	59	59	59	61	65	68	68	65	56	55	53
Fri	53	59	59	60	58	59	59	59	62	65	69	69	68	65	57	55	54
Sat	53	55	55	55	56	57	58	56	57	59	58	61	59	58	55	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	57	55	56	55	55	54	54	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	59	62	66	62	59	58	58	58	59	63	67	66	62	55	55	54
Tue	53	59	65	69	65	61	60	58	59	60	65	67	67	63	55	55	53
Wed	53	59	64	71	66	62	59	58	58	60	66	67	67	66	55	55	53
Thu	53	59	62	66	62	60	59	59	59	61	65	68	68	65	56	55	53
Fri	53	59	59	60	58	59	59	59	62	65	69	69	68	65	57	55	54
Sat	53	55	55	55	56	57	58	56	57	59	58	61	59	58	55	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	57	55	56	55	55	54	54	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	59	62	66	62	59	58	58	58	59	63	67	66	62	55	55	54
Tue	53	59	65	69	65	61	60	58	59	60	65	67	67	63	55	55	53
Wed	53	59	64	71	66	62	59	58	58	60	66	67	67	66	55	55	53
Thu	53	59	62	66	62	60	59	59	59	61	65	68	68	65	56	55	53
Fri	53	59	59	60	58	59	59	59	62	65	69	69	68	65	57	55	54
Sat	53	55	55	55	56	57	58	56	57	59	58	61	59	58	55	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	57	55	56	55	55	54	54	55	53