Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to South Gate

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 21 minutes via SR-91 West and I-710 North, usually 21 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Buena Park 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	20	22	30	36	32	27	26	26	25	28	34	38	39	33	22	21	20
Tue	20	22	35	40	38	33	28	28	28	31	38	41	43	39	25	21	21
Wed	20	22	31	37	33	32	26	27	28	33	37	43	50	43	27	21	21
Thu	20	22	35	40	39	31	30	29	30	35	40	44	51	44	26	21	21
Fri	20	22	26	33	33	29	29	28	33	36	40	46	49	43	29	21	20
Sat	21	21	21	21	22	24	24	28	32	29	29	30	31	30	24	23	21
Sun	21	21	21	21	21	23	23	23	23	25	24	24	23	24	23	23	21

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Buena Park to South Gate (via SR-91 West and I-710 North) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 29 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Buena Park 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 Buena Park to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Buena Park to South Gate?

The 20-mile drive usually takes 20 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 29 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to South Gate?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 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	20	22	30	36	32	27	26	26	25	28	34	38	39	33	22	21	20
Tue	20	22	35	40	38	33	28	28	28	31	38	41	43	39	25	21	21
Wed	20	22	31	37	33	32	26	27	28	33	37	43	50	43	27	21	21
Thu	20	22	35	40	39	31	30	29	30	35	40	44	51	44	26	21	21
Fri	20	22	26	33	33	29	29	28	33	36	40	46	49	43	29	21	20
Sat	21	21	21	21	22	24	24	28	32	29	29	30	31	30	24	23	21
Sun	21	21	21	21	21	23	23	23	23	25	24	24	23	24	23	23	21

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	22	30	36	32	27	26	26	25	28	34	38	39	33	22	21	20
Tue	20	22	35	40	38	33	28	28	28	31	38	41	43	39	25	21	21
Wed	20	22	31	37	33	32	26	27	28	33	37	43	50	43	27	21	21
Thu	20	22	35	40	39	31	30	29	30	35	40	44	51	44	26	21	21
Fri	20	22	26	33	33	29	29	28	33	36	40	46	49	43	29	21	20
Sat	21	21	21	21	22	24	24	28	32	29	29	30	31	30	24	23	21
Sun	21	21	21	21	21	23	23	23	23	25	24	24	23	24	23	23	21

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	22	30	36	32	27	26	26	25	28	34	38	39	33	22	21	20
Tue	20	22	35	40	38	33	28	28	28	31	38	41	43	39	25	21	21
Wed	20	22	31	37	33	32	26	27	28	33	37	43	50	43	27	21	21
Thu	20	22	35	40	39	31	30	29	30	35	40	44	51	44	26	21	21
Fri	20	22	26	33	33	29	29	28	33	36	40	46	49	43	29	21	20
Sat	21	21	21	21	22	24	24	28	32	29	29	30	31	30	24	23	21
Sun	21	21	21	21	21	23	23	23	23	25	24	24	23	24	23	23	21