Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Garden Grove

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 71 minutes via I-405 South, usually 56 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 Northridge 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	55	55	59	65	61	58	58	57	60	62	61	61	59	57	56	55	55
Tue	55	56	66	65	63	59	59	60	60	62	61	61	60	57	56	55	55
Wed	54	55	67	63	60	60	59	59	59	60	61	61	59	58	56	55	54
Thu	55	56	63	62	61	59	58	58	59	60	61	60	59	57	57	56	55
Fri	55	55	57	60	60	60	60	61	59	61	61	60	59	57	56	56	56
Sat	55	54	55	56	57	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	57	55
Sun	55	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	57	57	56	57	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Northridge to Garden Grove (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (57 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge 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 Northridge to Garden Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 54 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to Garden Grove?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (42 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (6 miles)

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More drives

Garden Grove to Northridge (return trip) · Northridge to Los Angeles · Northridge to Rancho Cucamonga · Northridge to Long Beach · Northridge to Anaheim · Northridge to Riverside · Northridge to Santa Ana · Northridge to Irvine · Northridge to Fontana · Northridge to Oxnard · Northridge to Huntington Beach · Northridge to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	59	65	61	58	58	57	60	62	61	61	59	57	56	55	55
Tue	55	56	66	65	63	59	59	60	60	62	61	61	60	57	56	55	55
Wed	54	55	67	63	60	60	59	59	59	60	61	61	59	58	56	55	54
Thu	55	56	63	62	61	59	58	58	59	60	61	60	59	57	57	56	55
Fri	55	55	57	60	60	60	60	61	59	61	61	60	59	57	56	56	56
Sat	55	54	55	56	57	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	57	55
Sun	55	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	57	57	56	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	59	65	61	58	58	57	60	62	61	61	59	57	56	55	55
Tue	55	56	66	65	63	59	59	60	60	62	61	61	60	57	56	55	55
Wed	54	55	67	63	60	60	59	59	59	60	61	61	59	58	56	55	54
Thu	55	56	63	62	61	59	58	58	59	60	61	60	59	57	57	56	55
Fri	55	55	57	60	60	60	60	61	59	61	61	60	59	57	56	56	56
Sat	55	54	55	56	57	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	57	55
Sun	55	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	57	57	56	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	59	65	61	58	58	57	60	62	61	61	59	57	56	55	55
Tue	55	56	66	65	63	59	59	60	60	62	61	61	60	57	56	55	55
Wed	54	55	67	63	60	60	59	59	59	60	61	61	59	58	56	55	54
Thu	55	56	63	62	61	59	58	58	59	60	61	60	59	57	57	56	55
Fri	55	55	57	60	60	60	60	61	59	61	61	60	59	57	56	56	56
Sat	55	54	55	56	57	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	57	55
Sun	55	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	57	57	56	57	55