Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Gardena

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-405 North and SR-22 West, usually 38 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 Santa Ana 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	30	33	39	40	38	33	34	33	34	34	36	37	40	36	32	32	30
Tue	30	34	38	40	40	34	34	35	35	34	40	44	50	40	33	32	30
Wed	30	33	38	41	41	37	35	36	35	34	39	45	48	44	34	31	30
Thu	30	34	38	38	38	36	36	36	36	35	39	46	49	42	33	31	31
Fri	30	33	37	40	39	36	36	35	36	37	45	48	48	42	35	32	30
Sat	31	32	32	32	34	33	34	35	34	36	35	36	34	33	34	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	34	33	34	34	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Santa Ana to Gardena (via I-405 North and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 50 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana to Gardena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to Gardena?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 30 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Gardena?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (1.4 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	30	33	39	40	38	33	34	33	34	34	36	37	40	36	32	32	30
Tue	30	34	38	40	40	34	34	35	35	34	40	44	50	40	33	32	30
Wed	30	33	38	41	41	37	35	36	35	34	39	45	48	44	34	31	30
Thu	30	34	38	38	38	36	36	36	36	35	39	46	49	42	33	31	31
Fri	30	33	37	40	39	36	36	35	36	37	45	48	48	42	35	32	30
Sat	31	32	32	32	34	33	34	35	34	36	35	36	34	33	34	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	34	33	34	34	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	39	40	38	33	34	33	34	34	36	37	40	36	32	32	30
Tue	30	34	38	40	40	34	34	35	35	34	40	44	50	40	33	32	30
Wed	30	33	38	41	41	37	35	36	35	34	39	45	48	44	34	31	30
Thu	30	34	38	38	38	36	36	36	36	35	39	46	49	42	33	31	31
Fri	30	33	37	40	39	36	36	35	36	37	45	48	48	42	35	32	30
Sat	31	32	32	32	34	33	34	35	34	36	35	36	34	33	34	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	34	33	34	34	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	39	40	38	33	34	33	34	34	36	37	40	36	32	32	30
Tue	30	34	38	40	40	34	34	35	35	34	40	44	50	40	33	32	30
Wed	30	33	38	41	41	37	35	36	35	34	39	45	48	44	34	31	30
Thu	30	34	38	38	38	36	36	36	36	35	39	46	49	42	33	31	31
Fri	30	33	37	40	39	36	36	35	36	37	45	48	48	42	35	32	30
Sat	31	32	32	32	34	33	34	35	34	36	35	36	34	33	34	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	34	33	34	34	31