Best Time to Drive from Garden Grove to Altadena

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-605 North, usually 51 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Garden Grove to Altadena 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	46	55	75	75	66	59	59	58	60	67	77	78	72	64	54	49	47
Tue	46	58	81	79	72	63	60	58	62	73	83	85	87	71	58	51	47
Wed	46	57	77	78	70	61	59	59	62	71	87	85	84	71	58	51	47
Thu	46	58	79	78	70	63	60	60	65	78	88	88	88	70	57	51	48
Fri	46	53	65	66	64	62	64	70	79	86	93	87	81	71	59	52	48
Sat	47	48	48	49	50	54	57	59	61	64	66	65	61	57	53	51	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	49	50	51	54	55	56	55	53	52	52	51	51	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Garden Grove to Altadena (via I-605 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Garden Grove to central Altadena 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 Garden Grove to Altadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Garden Grove to Altadena?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 46 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garden Grove to Altadena?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (7 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Altadena to Garden Grove (return trip) · Garden Grove to Fontana · Garden Grove to Moreno Valley · Garden Grove to Oceanside · Garden Grove to Lancaster · Garden Grove to Palmdale · Garden Grove to Escondido · Garden Grove to Valencia · Garden Grove to East Los Angeles · Garden Grove to Victorville · Garden Grove to Carlsbad · Garden Grove to Costa Mesa

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	55	75	75	66	59	59	58	60	67	77	78	72	64	54	49	47
Tue	46	58	81	79	72	63	60	58	62	73	83	85	87	71	58	51	47
Wed	46	57	77	78	70	61	59	59	62	71	87	85	84	71	58	51	47
Thu	46	58	79	78	70	63	60	60	65	78	88	88	88	70	57	51	48
Fri	46	53	65	66	64	62	64	70	79	86	93	87	81	71	59	52	48
Sat	47	48	48	49	50	54	57	59	61	64	66	65	61	57	53	51	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	49	50	51	54	55	56	55	53	52	52	51	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	55	75	75	66	59	59	58	60	67	77	78	72	64	54	49	47
Tue	46	58	81	79	72	63	60	58	62	73	83	85	87	71	58	51	47
Wed	46	57	77	78	70	61	59	59	62	71	87	85	84	71	58	51	47
Thu	46	58	79	78	70	63	60	60	65	78	88	88	88	70	57	51	48
Fri	46	53	65	66	64	62	64	70	79	86	93	87	81	71	59	52	48
Sat	47	48	48	49	50	54	57	59	61	64	66	65	61	57	53	51	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	49	50	51	54	55	56	55	53	52	52	51	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	55	75	75	66	59	59	58	60	67	77	78	72	64	54	49	47
Tue	46	58	81	79	72	63	60	58	62	73	83	85	87	71	58	51	47
Wed	46	57	77	78	70	61	59	59	62	71	87	85	84	71	58	51	47
Thu	46	58	79	78	70	63	60	60	65	78	88	88	88	70	57	51	48
Fri	46	53	65	66	64	62	64	70	79	86	93	87	81	71	59	52	48
Sat	47	48	48	49	50	54	57	59	61	64	66	65	61	57	53	51	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	49	50	51	54	55	56	55	53	52	52	51	51	48