Best Time to Drive from La Jolla to Garden Grove

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 96 minutes via I-5 North, usually 87 at this time.

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 La Jolla to Garden Grove 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	77	79	84	85	84	85	86	88	87	88	92	99	96	85	81	79	78
Tue	77	79	84	85	85	87	86	88	87	90	98	108	105	93	81	79	78
Wed	78	79	84	84	86	89	88	89	87	91	102	115	113	97	84	80	77
Thu	77	79	83	84	85	89	88	88	88	89	101	115	113	98	84	80	78
Fri	77	79	83	83	85	87	87	90	94	102	113	115	100	87	84	80	77
Sat	78	78	78	80	84	89	100	102	97	95	92	91	87	85	84	81	77
Sun	78	78	78	79	81	87	98	105	104	100	95	94	91	88	83	81	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 87-mile drive from La Jolla to Garden Grove (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (105 minutes).

About 82 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Jolla to central Garden Grove 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 La Jolla to Garden Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Jolla to Garden Grove?

The 87-mile drive usually takes 77 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Jolla to Garden Grove?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (43 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (35 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (4 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	77	79	84	85	84	85	86	88	87	88	92	99	96	85	81	79	78
Tue	77	79	84	85	85	87	86	88	87	90	98	108	105	93	81	79	78
Wed	78	79	84	84	86	89	88	89	87	91	102	115	113	97	84	80	77
Thu	77	79	83	84	85	89	88	88	88	89	101	115	113	98	84	80	78
Fri	77	79	83	83	85	87	87	90	94	102	113	115	100	87	84	80	77
Sat	78	78	78	80	84	89	100	102	97	95	92	91	87	85	84	81	77
Sun	78	78	78	79	81	87	98	105	104	100	95	94	91	88	83	81	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	79	84	85	84	85	86	88	87	88	92	99	96	85	81	79	78
Tue	77	79	84	85	85	87	86	88	87	90	98	108	105	93	81	79	78
Wed	78	79	84	84	86	89	88	89	87	91	102	115	113	97	84	80	77
Thu	77	79	83	84	85	89	88	88	88	89	101	115	113	98	84	80	78
Fri	77	79	83	83	85	87	87	90	94	102	113	115	100	87	84	80	77
Sat	78	78	78	80	84	89	100	102	97	95	92	91	87	85	84	81	77
Sun	78	78	78	79	81	87	98	105	104	100	95	94	91	88	83	81	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	79	84	85	84	85	86	88	87	88	92	99	96	85	81	79	78
Tue	77	79	84	85	85	87	86	88	87	90	98	108	105	93	81	79	78
Wed	78	79	84	84	86	89	88	89	87	91	102	115	113	97	84	80	77
Thu	77	79	83	84	85	89	88	88	88	89	101	115	113	98	84	80	78
Fri	77	79	83	83	85	87	87	90	94	102	113	115	100	87	84	80	77
Sat	78	78	78	80	84	89	100	102	97	95	92	91	87	85	84	81	77
Sun	78	78	78	79	81	87	98	105	104	100	95	94	91	88	83	81	77