Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Garden Grove

Right now (7:35 pm PST): about 31 minutes via I-405 South and I-710 South and SR-22 East, usually 30 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 South Gate 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	28	29	34	40	34	32	32	31	31	32	33	34	33	32	30	30	28
Tue	28	29	48	55	41	36	34	33	33	33	34	34	35	33	31	29	28
Wed	28	31	48	54	44	37	33	33	34	35	35	35	34	33	31	30	28
Thu	28	29	43	53	44	35	33	34	33	34	35	35	35	33	32	30	28
Fri	28	29	38	46	37	33	33	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	30	28
Sat	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	32	32	30	30	29
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from South Gate to Garden Grove (via I-405 South and I-710 South and SR-22 East) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate 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 South Gate to Garden Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Garden Grove?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 28 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Garden Grove?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (6 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	29	34	40	34	32	32	31	31	32	33	34	33	32	30	30	28
Tue	28	29	48	55	41	36	34	33	33	33	34	34	35	33	31	29	28
Wed	28	31	48	54	44	37	33	33	34	35	35	35	34	33	31	30	28
Thu	28	29	43	53	44	35	33	34	33	34	35	35	35	33	32	30	28
Fri	28	29	38	46	37	33	33	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	30	28
Sat	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	32	32	30	30	29
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	29	34	40	34	32	32	31	31	32	33	34	33	32	30	30	28
Tue	28	29	48	55	41	36	34	33	33	33	34	34	35	33	31	29	28
Wed	28	31	48	54	44	37	33	33	34	35	35	35	34	33	31	30	28
Thu	28	29	43	53	44	35	33	34	33	34	35	35	35	33	32	30	28
Fri	28	29	38	46	37	33	33	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	30	28
Sat	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	32	32	30	30	29
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	29	34	40	34	32	32	31	31	32	33	34	33	32	30	30	28
Tue	28	29	48	55	41	36	34	33	33	33	34	34	35	33	31	29	28
Wed	28	31	48	54	44	37	33	33	34	35	35	35	34	33	31	30	28
Thu	28	29	43	53	44	35	33	34	33	34	35	35	35	33	32	30	28
Fri	28	29	38	46	37	33	33	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	30	28
Sat	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	32	32	30	30	29
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29