Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to South Gate

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-5 South, usually 58 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Canyon Country 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	45	62	78	76	62	58	56	55	56	57	55	59	58	54	51	48	46
Tue	44	67	91	95	76	64	57	56	55	62	65	67	64	58	52	49	46
Wed	44	57	73	85	77	61	58	55	57	63	66	67	71	61	53	49	46
Thu	45	63	84	77	69	61	57	56	60	66	67	67	68	59	52	53	46
Fri	45	55	63	65	60	56	56	62	68	70	66	66	67	61	59	55	48
Sat	46	47	48	49	52	53	56	60	68	65	65	65	68	64	58	54	46
Sun	45	45	46	45	46	49	54	57	58	58	58	58	56	57	56	54	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Canyon Country to South Gate (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (16 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canyon Country to South Gate?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 44 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to South Gate?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (29 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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More drives

South Gate to Canyon Country (return trip) · Canyon Country to Los Angeles · Canyon Country to Long Beach · Canyon Country to Anaheim · Canyon Country to Riverside · Canyon Country to Santa Ana · Canyon Country to Irvine · Canyon Country to Fontana · Canyon Country to Huntington Beach · Canyon Country to Glendale · Canyon Country to Garden Grove · Canyon Country to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	62	78	76	62	58	56	55	56	57	55	59	58	54	51	48	46
Tue	44	67	91	95	76	64	57	56	55	62	65	67	64	58	52	49	46
Wed	44	57	73	85	77	61	58	55	57	63	66	67	71	61	53	49	46
Thu	45	63	84	77	69	61	57	56	60	66	67	67	68	59	52	53	46
Fri	45	55	63	65	60	56	56	62	68	70	66	66	67	61	59	55	48
Sat	46	47	48	49	52	53	56	60	68	65	65	65	68	64	58	54	46
Sun	45	45	46	45	46	49	54	57	58	58	58	58	56	57	56	54	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	62	78	76	62	58	56	55	56	57	55	59	58	54	51	48	46
Tue	44	67	91	95	76	64	57	56	55	62	65	67	64	58	52	49	46
Wed	44	57	73	85	77	61	58	55	57	63	66	67	71	61	53	49	46
Thu	45	63	84	77	69	61	57	56	60	66	67	67	68	59	52	53	46
Fri	45	55	63	65	60	56	56	62	68	70	66	66	67	61	59	55	48
Sat	46	47	48	49	52	53	56	60	68	65	65	65	68	64	58	54	46
Sun	45	45	46	45	46	49	54	57	58	58	58	58	56	57	56	54	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	62	78	76	62	58	56	55	56	57	55	59	58	54	51	48	46
Tue	44	67	91	95	76	64	57	56	55	62	65	67	64	58	52	49	46
Wed	44	57	73	85	77	61	58	55	57	63	66	67	71	61	53	49	46
Thu	45	63	84	77	69	61	57	56	60	66	67	67	68	59	52	53	46
Fri	45	55	63	65	60	56	56	62	68	70	66	66	67	61	59	55	48
Sat	46	47	48	49	52	53	56	60	68	65	65	65	68	64	58	54	46
Sun	45	45	46	45	46	49	54	57	58	58	58	58	56	57	56	54	46