Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Garden Grove

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 20 minutes via I-5 South, usually 20 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Norwalk to Garden Grove (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 34 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 20 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (22 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk 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 Norwalk to Garden Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 34 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 18 to 34 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 20 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Garden Grove?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 34 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (3 miles)

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