Best Time to Drive from Garden Grove to Canyon Country

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 83 minutes via I-405 North, usually 88 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Canyon Country 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	64	85	100	94	90	86	80	80	84	86	99	101	99	82	70	68	65
Tue	64	108	143	133	111	100	91	82	82	87	103	113	112	92	75	68	65
Wed	64	105	151	140	115	100	89	84	84	90	104	113	113	95	73	67	64
Thu	63	104	141	126	105	104	90	88	82	92	107	119	110	91	74	68	64
Fri	63	100	130	107	101	92	101	95	94	100	107	104	96	85	73	69	65
Sat	65	66	67	70	74	85	92	88	94	94	86	87	81	75	77	72	65
Sun	65	64	66	66	68	73	86	96	111	107	95	80	79	77	74	72	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Garden Grove to Canyon Country (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 151 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (111 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 16 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 Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 151 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Garden Grove to Canyon Country?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 63 to 151 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garden Grove to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 151 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (47 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (7 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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

More drives

Canyon Country 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	64	85	100	94	90	86	80	80	84	86	99	101	99	82	70	68	65
Tue	64	108	143	133	111	100	91	82	82	87	103	113	112	92	75	68	65
Wed	64	105	151	140	115	100	89	84	84	90	104	113	113	95	73	67	64
Thu	63	104	141	126	105	104	90	88	82	92	107	119	110	91	74	68	64
Fri	63	100	130	107	101	92	101	95	94	100	107	104	96	85	73	69	65
Sat	65	66	67	70	74	85	92	88	94	94	86	87	81	75	77	72	65
Sun	65	64	66	66	68	73	86	96	111	107	95	80	79	77	74	72	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	85	100	94	90	86	80	80	84	86	99	101	99	82	70	68	65
Tue	64	108	143	133	111	100	91	82	82	87	103	113	112	92	75	68	65
Wed	64	105	151	140	115	100	89	84	84	90	104	113	113	95	73	67	64
Thu	63	104	141	126	105	104	90	88	82	92	107	119	110	91	74	68	64
Fri	63	100	130	107	101	92	101	95	94	100	107	104	96	85	73	69	65
Sat	65	66	67	70	74	85	92	88	94	94	86	87	81	75	77	72	65
Sun	65	64	66	66	68	73	86	96	111	107	95	80	79	77	74	72	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	85	100	94	90	86	80	80	84	86	99	101	99	82	70	68	65
Tue	64	108	143	133	111	100	91	82	82	87	103	113	112	92	75	68	65
Wed	64	105	151	140	115	100	89	84	84	90	104	113	113	95	73	67	64
Thu	63	104	141	126	105	104	90	88	82	92	107	119	110	91	74	68	64
Fri	63	100	130	107	101	92	101	95	94	100	107	104	96	85	73	69	65
Sat	65	66	67	70	74	85	92	88	94	94	86	87	81	75	77	72	65
Sun	65	64	66	66	68	73	86	96	111	107	95	80	79	77	74	72	65