Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Laguna Niguel

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 28 minutes via SR-73 South and I-405 South, usually 27 at this time.

Only 36% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Westminster to Laguna Niguel (via SR-73 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 38 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 10 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 28 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (28 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westminster 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 Westminster to Laguna Niguel?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 10 am. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 38 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 27 to 38 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 28 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to Laguna Niguel?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 38 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-73 South in Orange County (12 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (8 miles)

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