Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Garden Grove

Right now (6:05 pm PST): about 131 minutes via I-5 South, usually 110 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Palmdale 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	105	116	116	107	108	114	114	115	121	131	138	132	125	110	106	101	100
Tue	104	122	124	112	114	116	116	117	124	136	142	139	128	115	106	100	98
Wed	104	123	124	115	113	116	116	116	122	126	126	125	119	111	107	102	100
Thu	104	120	125	114	117	121	122	122	129	140	140	139	129	114	107	106	100
Fri	103	114	121	116	115	114	117	124	134	139	139	137	130	114	108	101	99
Sat	100	101	102	106	108	109	111	114	117	116	116	117	114	110	108	102	100
Sun	99	100	100	100	104	107	112	112	114	112	113	111	111	110	109	102	99

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Palmdale to Garden Grove (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 144 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 124 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (118 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 41 miles surface streets (59 to 68 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale 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 Palmdale to Garden Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 98 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 124 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Garden Grove?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 144 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (3 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (1.3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	105	116	116	107	108	114	114	115	121	131	138	132	125	110	106	101	100
Tue	104	122	124	112	114	116	116	117	124	136	142	139	128	115	106	100	98
Wed	104	123	124	115	113	116	116	116	122	126	126	125	119	111	107	102	100
Thu	104	120	125	114	117	121	122	122	129	140	140	139	129	114	107	106	100
Fri	103	114	121	116	115	114	117	124	134	139	139	137	130	114	108	101	99
Sat	100	101	102	106	108	109	111	114	117	116	116	117	114	110	108	102	100
Sun	99	100	100	100	104	107	112	112	114	112	113	111	111	110	109	102	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	116	116	107	108	114	114	115	121	131	138	132	125	110	106	101	100
Tue	104	122	124	112	114	116	116	117	124	136	142	139	128	115	106	100	98
Wed	104	123	124	115	113	116	116	116	122	126	126	125	119	111	107	102	100
Thu	104	120	125	114	117	121	122	122	129	140	140	139	129	114	107	106	100
Fri	103	114	121	116	115	114	117	124	134	139	139	137	130	114	108	101	99
Sat	100	101	102	106	108	109	111	114	117	116	116	117	114	110	108	102	100
Sun	99	100	100	100	104	107	112	112	114	112	113	111	111	110	109	102	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	116	116	107	108	114	114	115	121	131	138	132	125	110	106	101	100
Tue	104	122	124	112	114	116	116	117	124	136	142	139	128	115	106	100	98
Wed	104	123	124	115	113	116	116	116	122	126	126	125	119	111	107	102	100
Thu	104	120	125	114	117	121	122	122	129	140	140	139	129	114	107	106	100
Fri	103	114	121	116	115	114	117	124	134	139	139	137	130	114	108	101	99
Sat	100	101	102	106	108	109	111	114	117	116	116	117	114	110	108	102	100
Sun	99	100	100	100	104	107	112	112	114	112	113	111	111	110	109	102	99