Best Time to Drive from Garden Grove to Valencia

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 67 minutes via I-405 North.

Only 6% 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 Valencia 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	65	81	101	95	93	89	83	83	88	89	102	104	102	84	73	70	68
Tue	65	102	144	134	113	102	93	84	84	90	107	123	119	97	79	71	68
Wed	64	99	152	142	117	102	91	86	87	92	108	116	116	99	77	69	66
Thu	64	101	144	130	108	108	95	92	86	98	116	126	115	95	77	70	66
Fri	65	97	131	110	108	98	109	102	101	107	114	111	100	89	76	73	67
Sat	67	69	69	72	78	92	100	93	101	99	90	91	84	78	80	75	67
Sun	67	66	68	68	70	78	99	113	129	123	102	85	83	80	77	75	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Garden Grove to Valencia (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 152 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (129 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (1 to 2 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 Valencia 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 Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 152 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 64 to 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garden Grove to Valencia?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 152 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (47 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (7 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles)

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

More drives

Valencia 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 East Los Angeles · Garden Grove to Victorville · Garden Grove to Carlsbad · Garden Grove to Costa Mesa · Garden Grove to Inglewood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	81	101	95	93	89	83	83	88	89	102	104	102	84	73	70	68
Tue	65	102	144	134	113	102	93	84	84	90	107	123	119	97	79	71	68
Wed	64	99	152	142	117	102	91	86	87	92	108	116	116	99	77	69	66
Thu	64	101	144	130	108	108	95	92	86	98	116	126	115	95	77	70	66
Fri	65	97	131	110	108	98	109	102	101	107	114	111	100	89	76	73	67
Sat	67	69	69	72	78	92	100	93	101	99	90	91	84	78	80	75	67
Sun	67	66	68	68	70	78	99	113	129	123	102	85	83	80	77	75	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	81	101	95	93	89	83	83	88	89	102	104	102	84	73	70	68
Tue	65	102	144	134	113	102	93	84	84	90	107	123	119	97	79	71	68
Wed	64	99	152	142	117	102	91	86	87	92	108	116	116	99	77	69	66
Thu	64	101	144	130	108	108	95	92	86	98	116	126	115	95	77	70	66
Fri	65	97	131	110	108	98	109	102	101	107	114	111	100	89	76	73	67
Sat	67	69	69	72	78	92	100	93	101	99	90	91	84	78	80	75	67
Sun	67	66	68	68	70	78	99	113	129	123	102	85	83	80	77	75	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	81	101	95	93	89	83	83	88	89	102	104	102	84	73	70	68
Tue	65	102	144	134	113	102	93	84	84	90	107	123	119	97	79	71	68
Wed	64	99	152	142	117	102	91	86	87	92	108	116	116	99	77	69	66
Thu	64	101	144	130	108	108	95	92	86	98	116	126	115	95	77	70	66
Fri	65	97	131	110	108	98	109	102	101	107	114	111	100	89	76	73	67
Sat	67	69	69	72	78	92	100	93	101	99	90	91	84	78	80	75	67
Sun	67	66	68	68	70	78	99	113	129	123	102	85	83	80	77	75	66