Best Time to Drive from Garden Grove to San Clemente

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via I-5 South, usually 33 at this time.

Only 58% 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 San Clemente 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	32	34	40	43	41	35	34	34	34	35	35	36	39	37	33	33	32
Tue	32	35	43	47	43	38	35	35	35	36	37	38	42	39	33	33	33
Wed	32	34	41	48	45	39	36	35	35	36	37	37	41	39	33	33	32
Thu	32	35	40	44	43	37	36	36	35	35	36	37	40	38	33	33	33
Fri	32	35	40	43	40	36	36	35	35	36	37	36	36	34	33	33	32
Sat	33	32	33	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	34	33	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	34	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Garden Grove to San Clemente (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 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 San Clemente 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 San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Garden Grove to San Clemente?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garden Grove to San Clemente?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (31 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (3 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

San Clemente 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	32	34	40	43	41	35	34	34	34	35	35	36	39	37	33	33	32
Tue	32	35	43	47	43	38	35	35	35	36	37	38	42	39	33	33	33
Wed	32	34	41	48	45	39	36	35	35	36	37	37	41	39	33	33	32
Thu	32	35	40	44	43	37	36	36	35	35	36	37	40	38	33	33	33
Fri	32	35	40	43	40	36	36	35	35	36	37	36	36	34	33	33	32
Sat	33	32	33	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	34	33	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	40	43	41	35	34	34	34	35	35	36	39	37	33	33	32
Tue	32	35	43	47	43	38	35	35	35	36	37	38	42	39	33	33	33
Wed	32	34	41	48	45	39	36	35	35	36	37	37	41	39	33	33	32
Thu	32	35	40	44	43	37	36	36	35	35	36	37	40	38	33	33	33
Fri	32	35	40	43	40	36	36	35	35	36	37	36	36	34	33	33	32
Sat	33	32	33	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	34	33	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	40	43	41	35	34	34	34	35	35	36	39	37	33	33	32
Tue	32	35	43	47	43	38	35	35	35	36	37	38	42	39	33	33	33
Wed	32	34	41	48	45	39	36	35	35	36	37	37	41	39	33	33	32
Thu	32	35	40	44	43	37	36	36	35	35	36	37	40	38	33	33	33
Fri	32	35	40	43	40	36	36	35	35	36	37	36	36	34	33	33	32
Sat	33	32	33	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	34	33	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	34	32