Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to South Gate

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-405 North and I-710 North, usually 30 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Fountain Valley 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	28	28	33	35	35	35	35	33	32	35	36	41	39	33	31	30	28
Tue	27	28	37	45	49	38	43	40	42	42	49	44	41	36	30	30	28
Wed	27	30	37	41	41	37	34	34	33	38	40	44	39	33	31	30	28
Thu	26	28	37	38	37	35	36	35	33	38	43	54	44	38	31	31	28
Fri	27	29	35	37	33	34	35	38	37	41	40	41	42	39	33	30	28
Sat	28	28	28	29	29	28	31	31	32	34	33	35	34	31	29	28	28
Sun	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	28	29	28	28	28	28	29	29	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Fountain Valley to South Gate (via I-405 North and I-710 North) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain 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 Fountain Valley to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 26 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to South Gate?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (13 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (5 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	28	28	33	35	35	35	35	33	32	35	36	41	39	33	31	30	28
Tue	27	28	37	45	49	38	43	40	42	42	49	44	41	36	30	30	28
Wed	27	30	37	41	41	37	34	34	33	38	40	44	39	33	31	30	28
Thu	26	28	37	38	37	35	36	35	33	38	43	54	44	38	31	31	28
Fri	27	29	35	37	33	34	35	38	37	41	40	41	42	39	33	30	28
Sat	28	28	28	29	29	28	31	31	32	34	33	35	34	31	29	28	28
Sun	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	28	29	28	28	28	28	29	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	28	33	35	35	35	35	33	32	35	36	41	39	33	31	30	28
Tue	27	28	37	45	49	38	43	40	42	42	49	44	41	36	30	30	28
Wed	27	30	37	41	41	37	34	34	33	38	40	44	39	33	31	30	28
Thu	26	28	37	38	37	35	36	35	33	38	43	54	44	38	31	31	28
Fri	27	29	35	37	33	34	35	38	37	41	40	41	42	39	33	30	28
Sat	28	28	28	29	29	28	31	31	32	34	33	35	34	31	29	28	28
Sun	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	28	29	28	28	28	28	29	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	28	33	35	35	35	35	33	32	35	36	41	39	33	31	30	28
Tue	27	28	37	45	49	38	43	40	42	42	49	44	41	36	30	30	28
Wed	27	30	37	41	41	37	34	34	33	38	40	44	39	33	31	30	28
Thu	26	28	37	38	37	35	36	35	33	38	43	54	44	38	31	31	28
Fri	27	29	35	37	33	34	35	38	37	41	40	41	42	39	33	30	28
Sat	28	28	28	29	29	28	31	31	32	34	33	35	34	31	29	28	28
Sun	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	28	29	28	28	28	28	29	29	27