Best Time to Drive from San Clemente to Gardena

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 52 minutes via I-405 North and SR-73 North.

Only 42% 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 San Clemente to Gardena 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	52	52	53	54	54	53	54	55	56	56	63	73	82	63	55	55	54
Tue	51	52	53	55	55	55	56	56	57	61	64	77	81	69	57	54	52
Wed	51	52	53	55	55	55	56	56	57	62	68	79	81	68	60	59	52
Thu	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	56	59	65	72	84	85	72	59	55	51
Fri	51	52	52	53	54	55	56	56	60	69	76	82	83	69	61	57	53
Sat	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	58	59	60	60	58	59	58	57	56	52
Sun	51	52	51	52	52	53	54	56	57	57	59	58	58	59	59	62	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from San Clemente to Gardena (via I-405 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (62 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Clemente to central Gardena 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 San Clemente to Gardena?

On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Clemente to Gardena?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 51 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Clemente to Gardena?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-73 North in Orange County (18 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (11 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	52	52	53	54	54	53	54	55	56	56	63	73	82	63	55	55	54
Tue	51	52	53	55	55	55	56	56	57	61	64	77	81	69	57	54	52
Wed	51	52	53	55	55	55	56	56	57	62	68	79	81	68	60	59	52
Thu	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	56	59	65	72	84	85	72	59	55	51
Fri	51	52	52	53	54	55	56	56	60	69	76	82	83	69	61	57	53
Sat	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	58	59	60	60	58	59	58	57	56	52
Sun	51	52	51	52	52	53	54	56	57	57	59	58	58	59	59	62	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	53	54	54	53	54	55	56	56	63	73	82	63	55	55	54
Tue	51	52	53	55	55	55	56	56	57	61	64	77	81	69	57	54	52
Wed	51	52	53	55	55	55	56	56	57	62	68	79	81	68	60	59	52
Thu	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	56	59	65	72	84	85	72	59	55	51
Fri	51	52	52	53	54	55	56	56	60	69	76	82	83	69	61	57	53
Sat	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	58	59	60	60	58	59	58	57	56	52
Sun	51	52	51	52	52	53	54	56	57	57	59	58	58	59	59	62	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	53	54	54	53	54	55	56	56	63	73	82	63	55	55	54
Tue	51	52	53	55	55	55	56	56	57	61	64	77	81	69	57	54	52
Wed	51	52	53	55	55	55	56	56	57	62	68	79	81	68	60	59	52
Thu	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	56	59	65	72	84	85	72	59	55	51
Fri	51	52	52	53	54	55	56	56	60	69	76	82	83	69	61	57	53
Sat	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	58	59	60	60	58	59	58	57	56	52
Sun	51	52	51	52	52	53	54	56	57	57	59	58	58	59	59	62	55