Best Time to Drive from Garden Grove to Palmdale

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 133 minutes via I-405 North and SR-14 North, usually 131 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Palmdale 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	89	92	95	99	98	97	103	101	113	135	165	174	156	122	100	93	90
Tue	88	92	96	98	100	94	96	100	105	125	171	186	166	131	106	94	90
Wed	88	91	94	98	100	95	95	99	104	123	165	183	164	139	109	92	89
Thu	90	94	98	100	100	100	103	106	116	132	176	181	164	134	109	94	90
Fri	89	92	96	100	102	104	105	109	118	137	167	176	158	127	106	95	90
Sat	90	89	91	92	93	100	104	101	102	103	101	104	96	95	95	93	89
Sun	88	88	88	89	91	97	103	111	114	114	108	97	94	94	94	94	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 98-mile drive from Garden Grove to Palmdale (via I-405 North and SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 188 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (114 minutes).

About 91 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 15 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 Palmdale 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 Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 188 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 98-mile drive usually takes 88 to 188 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garden Grove to Palmdale?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 188 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (47 miles) · SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 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

Palmdale 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 Escondido · Garden Grove to Valencia · Garden Grove to East Los Angeles · Garden Grove to Victorville

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	92	95	99	98	97	103	101	113	135	165	174	156	122	100	93	90
Tue	88	92	96	98	100	94	96	100	105	125	171	186	166	131	106	94	90
Wed	88	91	94	98	100	95	95	99	104	123	165	183	164	139	109	92	89
Thu	90	94	98	100	100	100	103	106	116	132	176	181	164	134	109	94	90
Fri	89	92	96	100	102	104	105	109	118	137	167	176	158	127	106	95	90
Sat	90	89	91	92	93	100	104	101	102	103	101	104	96	95	95	93	89
Sun	88	88	88	89	91	97	103	111	114	114	108	97	94	94	94	94	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	92	95	99	98	97	103	101	113	135	165	174	156	122	100	93	90
Tue	88	92	96	98	100	94	96	100	105	125	171	186	166	131	106	94	90
Wed	88	91	94	98	100	95	95	99	104	123	165	183	164	139	109	92	89
Thu	90	94	98	100	100	100	103	106	116	132	176	181	164	134	109	94	90
Fri	89	92	96	100	102	104	105	109	118	137	167	176	158	127	106	95	90
Sat	90	89	91	92	93	100	104	101	102	103	101	104	96	95	95	93	89
Sun	88	88	88	89	91	97	103	111	114	114	108	97	94	94	94	94	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	92	95	99	98	97	103	101	113	135	165	174	156	122	100	93	90
Tue	88	92	96	98	100	94	96	100	105	125	171	186	166	131	106	94	90
Wed	88	91	94	98	100	95	95	99	104	123	165	183	164	139	109	92	89
Thu	90	94	98	100	100	100	103	106	116	132	176	181	164	134	109	94	90
Fri	89	92	96	100	102	104	105	109	118	137	167	176	158	127	106	95	90
Sat	90	89	91	92	93	100	104	101	102	103	101	104	96	95	95	93	89
Sun	88	88	88	89	91	97	103	111	114	114	108	97	94	94	94	94	89