Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to South Gate

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via SR-60 West and I-605 South and I-710 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Arcadia 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	29	30	40	40	36	35	35	35	34	36	51	59	71	55	33	30	29
Tue	29	31	42	45	41	40	38	35	35	36	47	61	78	62	40	32	30
Wed	29	31	44	42	40	40	36	38	37	38	51	56	68	58	43	32	29
Thu	29	31	43	42	37	36	41	36	35	43	61	73	80	62	44	32	29
Fri	29	31	42	42	38	38	36	41	44	52	75	87	83	59	40	34	30
Sat	29	30	31	30	31	32	33	34	38	40	45	45	39	36	34	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	33	34	34	32	32	31	32	32	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Arcadia to South Gate (via SR-60 West and I-605 South and I-710 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia 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 Arcadia to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Arcadia to South Gate?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 28 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to South Gate?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	40	40	36	35	35	35	34	36	51	59	71	55	33	30	29
Tue	29	31	42	45	41	40	38	35	35	36	47	61	78	62	40	32	30
Wed	29	31	44	42	40	40	36	38	37	38	51	56	68	58	43	32	29
Thu	29	31	43	42	37	36	41	36	35	43	61	73	80	62	44	32	29
Fri	29	31	42	42	38	38	36	41	44	52	75	87	83	59	40	34	30
Sat	29	30	31	30	31	32	33	34	38	40	45	45	39	36	34	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	33	34	34	32	32	31	32	32	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	40	40	36	35	35	35	34	36	51	59	71	55	33	30	29
Tue	29	31	42	45	41	40	38	35	35	36	47	61	78	62	40	32	30
Wed	29	31	44	42	40	40	36	38	37	38	51	56	68	58	43	32	29
Thu	29	31	43	42	37	36	41	36	35	43	61	73	80	62	44	32	29
Fri	29	31	42	42	38	38	36	41	44	52	75	87	83	59	40	34	30
Sat	29	30	31	30	31	32	33	34	38	40	45	45	39	36	34	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	33	34	34	32	32	31	32	32	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	40	40	36	35	35	35	34	36	51	59	71	55	33	30	29
Tue	29	31	42	45	41	40	38	35	35	36	47	61	78	62	40	32	30
Wed	29	31	44	42	40	40	36	38	37	38	51	56	68	58	43	32	29
Thu	29	31	43	42	37	36	41	36	35	43	61	73	80	62	44	32	29
Fri	29	31	42	42	38	38	36	41	44	52	75	87	83	59	40	34	30
Sat	29	30	31	30	31	32	33	34	38	40	45	45	39	36	34	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	33	34	34	32	32	31	32	32	29