Best Time to Drive from Gardena to San Clemente

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 52 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South.

Only 33% 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 Gardena 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	51	54	83	85	64	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	57	54	56	56	55
Tue	51	54	70	100	77	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	54	52	53	52
Wed	51	54	82	79	78	68	58	60	54	55	59	55	56	54	52	53	52
Thu	51	54	72	91	72	57	56	56	55	55	55	54	56	54	53	52	52
Fri	52	54	58	68	57	55	54	55	54	55	55	53	53	53	54	54	52
Sat	52	52	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	52
Sun	52	52	52	54	54	54	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	54	53	54	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Gardena to San Clemente (via I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 3:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (56 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gardena 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 Gardena to San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 3:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Gardena to San Clemente?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 51 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gardena to San Clemente?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-73 South in Orange County (17 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (10 miles)

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

More drives

San Clemente to Gardena (return trip) · Gardena to Los Angeles · Gardena to Long Beach · Gardena to Riverside · Gardena to Santa Ana · Gardena to San Bernardino · Gardena to Fontana · Gardena to Oxnard · Gardena to Moreno Valley · Gardena to Huntington Beach · Gardena to Glendale · Gardena to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	83	85	64	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	57	54	56	56	55
Tue	51	54	70	100	77	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	54	52	53	52
Wed	51	54	82	79	78	68	58	60	54	55	59	55	56	54	52	53	52
Thu	51	54	72	91	72	57	56	56	55	55	55	54	56	54	53	52	52
Fri	52	54	58	68	57	55	54	55	54	55	55	53	53	53	54	54	52
Sat	52	52	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	52
Sun	52	52	52	54	54	54	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	54	53	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	83	85	64	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	57	54	56	56	55
Tue	51	54	70	100	77	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	54	52	53	52
Wed	51	54	82	79	78	68	58	60	54	55	59	55	56	54	52	53	52
Thu	51	54	72	91	72	57	56	56	55	55	55	54	56	54	53	52	52
Fri	52	54	58	68	57	55	54	55	54	55	55	53	53	53	54	54	52
Sat	52	52	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	52
Sun	52	52	52	54	54	54	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	54	53	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	83	85	64	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	57	54	56	56	55
Tue	51	54	70	100	77	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	54	52	53	52
Wed	51	54	82	79	78	68	58	60	54	55	59	55	56	54	52	53	52
Thu	51	54	72	91	72	57	56	56	55	55	55	54	56	54	53	52	52
Fri	52	54	58	68	57	55	54	55	54	55	55	53	53	53	54	54	52
Sat	52	52	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	52
Sun	52	52	52	54	54	54	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	54	53	54	52