Best Time to Drive from Garden Grove to Carson

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 26 minutes via I-405 North and SR-22 West, usually 24 at this time.

Only 14% 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 26-mile drive from Garden Grove to Carson (via I-405 North and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 37 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 27 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (29 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 3 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 Carson 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 Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 37 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 22 to 37 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 27 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garden Grove to Carson?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 37 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (7 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (1.7 miles)

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