Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to South Gate

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 111 minutes via I-15 South and I-210 West, usually 97 at this time.

Only 30% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 97-mile drive from Apple Valley to South Gate (via I-15 South and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 90 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (106 minutes).

About 85 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (15 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 90 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Apple Valley to South Gate?

The 97-mile drive usually takes 90 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to South Gate?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 141 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (12 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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