Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to South Gate

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-405 North and SR-73 North and I-605 North, usually 45 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Aliso Viejo to South Gate 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	43	43	44	47	46	46	46	46	47	48	51	55	57	51	46	45	44
Tue	43	43	48	49	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	58	61	53	47	44	43
Wed	43	43	45	49	47	47	47	46	47	49	52	60	61	55	49	46	43
Thu	43	43	45	46	48	46	46	46	46	47	50	56	55	49	46	46	43
Fri	43	43	44	45	45	46	47	46	47	50	52	56	57	51	48	47	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	45	45	45	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	47	46	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Aliso Viejo to South Gate (via I-405 North and SR-73 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (47 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Aliso Viejo to central South Gate 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 Aliso Viejo to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Aliso Viejo to South Gate?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 43 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Aliso Viejo to South Gate?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (13 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (9 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

South Gate to Aliso Viejo (return trip) · Aliso Viejo to Los Angeles · Aliso Viejo to Santa Monica · Aliso Viejo to San Diego · Aliso Viejo to Long Beach · Aliso Viejo to Anaheim · Aliso Viejo to Riverside · Aliso Viejo to Santa Ana · Aliso Viejo to Irvine · Aliso Viejo to San Bernardino · Aliso Viejo to Fontana · Aliso Viejo to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	44	47	46	46	46	46	47	48	51	55	57	51	46	45	44
Tue	43	43	48	49	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	58	61	53	47	44	43
Wed	43	43	45	49	47	47	47	46	47	49	52	60	61	55	49	46	43
Thu	43	43	45	46	48	46	46	46	46	47	50	56	55	49	46	46	43
Fri	43	43	44	45	45	46	47	46	47	50	52	56	57	51	48	47	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	45	45	45	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	47	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	44	47	46	46	46	46	47	48	51	55	57	51	46	45	44
Tue	43	43	48	49	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	58	61	53	47	44	43
Wed	43	43	45	49	47	47	47	46	47	49	52	60	61	55	49	46	43
Thu	43	43	45	46	48	46	46	46	46	47	50	56	55	49	46	46	43
Fri	43	43	44	45	45	46	47	46	47	50	52	56	57	51	48	47	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	45	45	45	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	47	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	44	47	46	46	46	46	47	48	51	55	57	51	46	45	44
Tue	43	43	48	49	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	58	61	53	47	44	43
Wed	43	43	45	49	47	47	47	46	47	49	52	60	61	55	49	46	43
Thu	43	43	45	46	48	46	46	46	46	47	50	56	55	49	46	46	43
Fri	43	43	44	45	45	46	47	46	47	50	52	56	57	51	48	47	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	45	45	45	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	47	46	43