Best Time to Drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Garden Grove

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via I-405 South and SR-22 East, usually 37 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	37	37	39	44	40	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	41	39	38	37	37
Tue	36	36	42	49	41	38	38	39	39	40	41	42	43	40	38	36	36
Wed	36	36	42	46	40	39	38	38	38	39	41	42	43	40	38	37	36
Thu	36	36	42	44	41	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	40	38	37	36
Fri	36	36	38	39	40	39	39	39	39	40	41	41	42	39	38	37	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36
Sun	37	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Garden Grove (via I-405 South and SR-22 East) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (13 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes to Garden Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Garden Grove?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 36 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Palos Verdes to Garden Grove?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (6 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 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
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Fri	36	36	38	39	40	39	39	39	39	40	41	41	42	39	38	37	36
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Sun	37	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	36	36	42	49	41	38	38	39	39	40	41	42	43	40	38	36	36
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Thu	36	36	42	44	41	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	40	38	37	36
Fri	36	36	38	39	40	39	39	39	39	40	41	41	42	39	38	37	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36
Sun	37	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	37	39	44	40	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	41	39	38	37	37
Tue	36	36	42	49	41	38	38	39	39	40	41	42	43	40	38	36	36
Wed	36	36	42	46	40	39	38	38	38	39	41	42	43	40	38	37	36
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Fri	36	36	38	39	40	39	39	39	39	40	41	41	42	39	38	37	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36
Sun	37	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36