Best Time to Drive from Gardena to Santa Ana

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via I-405 South and SR-22 East, usually 33 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 Gardena to Santa Ana 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	31	31	37	41	37	33	33	32	34	36	37	37	38	33	32	32	31
Tue	31	33	40	46	39	34	33	34	35	37	37	38	39	34	32	31	31
Wed	30	32	40	44	37	34	34	34	34	36	37	37	38	34	32	32	31
Thu	31	32	40	41	38	34	34	34	34	35	37	37	37	34	32	32	31
Fri	31	32	36	37	35	34	34	35	35	36	37	36	36	33	32	32	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	33	32	32	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Gardena to Santa Ana (via I-405 South and SR-22 East) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gardena to central Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Gardena to Santa Ana?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 30 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gardena to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (9 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (1.1 miles)

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

More drives

Santa Ana to Gardena (return trip) · Gardena to Los Angeles · Gardena to Long Beach · Gardena to Riverside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	31	37	41	37	33	33	32	34	36	37	37	38	33	32	32	31
Tue	31	33	40	46	39	34	33	34	35	37	37	38	39	34	32	31	31
Wed	30	32	40	44	37	34	34	34	34	36	37	37	38	34	32	32	31
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	31	37	41	37	33	33	32	34	36	37	37	38	33	32	32	31
Tue	31	33	40	46	39	34	33	34	35	37	37	38	39	34	32	31	31
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	31	37	41	37	33	33	32	34	36	37	37	38	33	32	32	31
Tue	31	33	40	46	39	34	33	34	35	37	37	38	39	34	32	31	31
Wed	30	32	40	44	37	34	34	34	34	36	37	37	38	34	32	32	31
Thu	31	32	40	41	38	34	34	34	34	35	37	37	37	34	32	32	31
Fri	31	32	36	37	35	34	34	35	35	36	37	36	36	33	32	32	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	33	32	32	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	31