Best Time to Drive from Garden Grove to Montebello

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 31 minutes via I-605 North and SR-22 West, usually 30 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Montebello 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	26	28	33	37	35	31	32	31	32	35	38	40	38	34	30	28	27
Tue	26	28	37	42	38	33	32	32	32	35	40	43	47	40	32	28	26
Wed	26	28	34	40	38	33	32	31	32	34	39	42	44	40	33	28	26
Thu	26	28	34	37	36	34	33	33	34	36	41	45	47	39	32	29	27
Fri	26	28	32	34	34	33	35	34	35	38	42	44	43	37	33	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	29	28	29	29	30	33	33	34	33	31	30	28	27
Sun	27	26	27	27	28	29	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	29	29	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Garden Grove to Montebello (via I-605 North and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 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 Montebello 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 Montebello?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 26 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garden Grove to Montebello?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (7 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (4 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	28	33	37	35	31	32	31	32	35	38	40	38	34	30	28	27
Tue	26	28	37	42	38	33	32	32	32	35	40	43	47	40	32	28	26
Wed	26	28	34	40	38	33	32	31	32	34	39	42	44	40	33	28	26
Thu	26	28	34	37	36	34	33	33	34	36	41	45	47	39	32	29	27
Fri	26	28	32	34	34	33	35	34	35	38	42	44	43	37	33	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	29	28	29	29	30	33	33	34	33	31	30	28	27
Sun	27	26	27	27	28	29	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	29	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	28	33	37	35	31	32	31	32	35	38	40	38	34	30	28	27
Tue	26	28	37	42	38	33	32	32	32	35	40	43	47	40	32	28	26
Wed	26	28	34	40	38	33	32	31	32	34	39	42	44	40	33	28	26
Thu	26	28	34	37	36	34	33	33	34	36	41	45	47	39	32	29	27
Fri	26	28	32	34	34	33	35	34	35	38	42	44	43	37	33	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	29	28	29	29	30	33	33	34	33	31	30	28	27
Sun	27	26	27	27	28	29	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	29	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	28	33	37	35	31	32	31	32	35	38	40	38	34	30	28	27
Tue	26	28	37	42	38	33	32	32	32	35	40	43	47	40	32	28	26
Wed	26	28	34	40	38	33	32	31	32	34	39	42	44	40	33	28	26
Thu	26	28	34	37	36	34	33	33	34	36	41	45	47	39	32	29	27
Fri	26	28	32	34	34	33	35	34	35	38	42	44	43	37	33	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	29	28	29	29	30	33	33	34	33	31	30	28	27
Sun	27	26	27	27	28	29	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	29	29	27