Best Time to Drive from Garden Grove to South Gate

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via I-405 North and I-710 North and SR-22 West, usually 30 at this time.

None 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 South Gate 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	28	30	35	37	34	30	32	31	32	31	34	35	35	31	29	29	28
Tue	27	30	34	36	37	31	31	32	32	31	37	39	45	36	30	29	28
Wed	27	30	34	37	38	33	32	33	32	31	36	41	44	40	31	28	28
Thu	28	31	34	35	35	33	32	33	33	32	37	42	44	38	30	28	29
Fri	28	30	33	36	36	33	33	33	33	34	41	44	44	39	32	29	28
Sat	29	29	29	30	31	30	31	31	31	34	33	34	31	31	32	30	28
Sun	28	28	29	29	30	32	31	31	32	31	32	32	31	31	31	31	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Garden Grove to South Gate (via I-405 North and I-710 North and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 8 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 South Gate 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 South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Garden Grove to South Gate?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 27 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garden Grove to South Gate?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (7 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (5 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	28	30	35	37	34	30	32	31	32	31	34	35	35	31	29	29	28
Tue	27	30	34	36	37	31	31	32	32	31	37	39	45	36	30	29	28
Wed	27	30	34	37	38	33	32	33	32	31	36	41	44	40	31	28	28
Thu	28	31	34	35	35	33	32	33	33	32	37	42	44	38	30	28	29
Fri	28	30	33	36	36	33	33	33	33	34	41	44	44	39	32	29	28
Sat	29	29	29	30	31	30	31	31	31	34	33	34	31	31	32	30	28
Sun	28	28	29	29	30	32	31	31	32	31	32	32	31	31	31	31	29

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

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