Best Time to Drive from Garden Grove to Valencia

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 104 minutes via I-405 North, usually 109 at this time.

Only 8% 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	66	68	73	75	75	73	76	76	86	109	138	148	131	97	77	70	67
Tue	65	69	73	75	76	71	72	75	80	98	146	164	143	109	84	72	68
Wed	65	68	72	74	77	72	72	74	79	95	137	158	139	113	85	69	67
Thu	66	71	77	79	78	78	79	82	90	108	154	159	140	110	85	71	68
Fri	66	69	74	77	79	85	84	88	96	111	140	151	132	101	80	73	68
Sat	68	68	68	69	72	82	85	82	80	82	79	82	74	72	72	71	67
Sun	66	66	66	67	69	76	86	98	100	102	92	76	72	71	71	71	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Garden Grove to Valencia (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 164 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (102 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 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 164 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 65 to 164 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garden Grove to Valencia?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 164 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	68	73	75	75	73	76	76	86	109	138	148	131	97	77	70	67
Tue	65	69	73	75	76	71	72	75	80	98	146	164	143	109	84	72	68
Wed	65	68	72	74	77	72	72	74	79	95	137	158	139	113	85	69	67
Thu	66	71	77	79	78	78	79	82	90	108	154	159	140	110	85	71	68
Fri	66	69	74	77	79	85	84	88	96	111	140	151	132	101	80	73	68
Sat	68	68	68	69	72	82	85	82	80	82	79	82	74	72	72	71	67
Sun	66	66	66	67	69	76	86	98	100	102	92	76	72	71	71	71	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	68	73	75	75	73	76	76	86	109	138	148	131	97	77	70	67
Tue	65	69	73	75	76	71	72	75	80	98	146	164	143	109	84	72	68
Wed	65	68	72	74	77	72	72	74	79	95	137	158	139	113	85	69	67
Thu	66	71	77	79	78	78	79	82	90	108	154	159	140	110	85	71	68
Fri	66	69	74	77	79	85	84	88	96	111	140	151	132	101	80	73	68
Sat	68	68	68	69	72	82	85	82	80	82	79	82	74	72	72	71	67
Sun	66	66	66	67	69	76	86	98	100	102	92	76	72	71	71	71	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	68	73	75	75	73	76	76	86	109	138	148	131	97	77	70	67
Tue	65	69	73	75	76	71	72	75	80	98	146	164	143	109	84	72	68
Wed	65	68	72	74	77	72	72	74	79	95	137	158	139	113	85	69	67
Thu	66	71	77	79	78	78	79	82	90	108	154	159	140	110	85	71	68
Fri	66	69	74	77	79	85	84	88	96	111	140	151	132	101	80	73	68
Sat	68	68	68	69	72	82	85	82	80	82	79	82	74	72	72	71	67
Sun	66	66	66	67	69	76	86	98	100	102	92	76	72	71	71	71	66