Best Time to Drive from Yorba Linda to Gardena

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 49 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 50 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Yorba Linda 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	32	34	38	41	39	36	36	36	36	37	41	40	41	39	34	33	32
Tue	32	38	47	49	46	41	40	38	38	39	44	45	45	42	35	33	33
Wed	32	37	46	48	45	40	39	38	38	40	45	46	50	45	37	33	33
Thu	32	37	46	47	45	39	39	39	38	40	44	47	47	44	36	33	32
Fri	32	37	42	41	41	39	39	39	40	42	46	46	46	43	38	34	32
Sat	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	38	36	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Yorba Linda to Gardena (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 50 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda to Gardena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Yorba Linda to Gardena?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 32 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yorba Linda to Gardena?

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

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (22 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (10 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	32	34	38	41	39	36	36	36	36	37	41	40	41	39	34	33	32
Tue	32	38	47	49	46	41	40	38	38	39	44	45	45	42	35	33	33
Wed	32	37	46	48	45	40	39	38	38	40	45	46	50	45	37	33	33
Thu	32	37	46	47	45	39	39	39	38	40	44	47	47	44	36	33	32
Fri	32	37	42	41	41	39	39	39	40	42	46	46	46	43	38	34	32
Sat	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	38	36	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	38	41	39	36	36	36	36	37	41	40	41	39	34	33	32
Tue	32	38	47	49	46	41	40	38	38	39	44	45	45	42	35	33	33
Wed	32	37	46	48	45	40	39	38	38	40	45	46	50	45	37	33	33
Thu	32	37	46	47	45	39	39	39	38	40	44	47	47	44	36	33	32
Fri	32	37	42	41	41	39	39	39	40	42	46	46	46	43	38	34	32
Sat	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	38	36	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	38	41	39	36	36	36	36	37	41	40	41	39	34	33	32
Tue	32	38	47	49	46	41	40	38	38	39	44	45	45	42	35	33	33
Wed	32	37	46	48	45	40	39	38	38	40	45	46	50	45	37	33	33
Thu	32	37	46	47	45	39	39	39	38	40	44	47	47	44	36	33	32
Fri	32	37	42	41	41	39	39	39	40	42	46	46	46	43	38	34	32
Sat	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	38	36	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	33