Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to South Gate

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via I-405 North and I-710 North, usually 54 at this time.

None 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 Huntington Beach 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	38	40	47	47	45	43	43	43	43	45	48	51	51	46	40	39	38
Tue	38	43	55	57	52	47	46	43	43	46	52	59	57	50	41	39	38
Wed	38	43	54	55	53	47	44	43	44	49	54	59	57	50	42	40	38
Thu	38	42	52	53	50	45	45	45	44	49	53	58	59	51	43	39	38
Fri	38	40	46	49	45	45	46	47	47	53	57	57	58	52	44	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	42	41	43	45	50	48	50	50	53	54	47	42	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	43	42	45	45	43	44	42	43	40	40	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Huntington Beach to South Gate (via I-405 North and I-710 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (22 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to South Gate?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 38 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to South Gate?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (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	38	40	47	47	45	43	43	43	43	45	48	51	51	46	40	39	38
Tue	38	43	55	57	52	47	46	43	43	46	52	59	57	50	41	39	38
Wed	38	43	54	55	53	47	44	43	44	49	54	59	57	50	42	40	38
Thu	38	42	52	53	50	45	45	45	44	49	53	58	59	51	43	39	38
Fri	38	40	46	49	45	45	46	47	47	53	57	57	58	52	44	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	42	41	43	45	50	48	50	50	53	54	47	42	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	43	42	45	45	43	44	42	43	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	47	47	45	43	43	43	43	45	48	51	51	46	40	39	38
Tue	38	43	55	57	52	47	46	43	43	46	52	59	57	50	41	39	38
Wed	38	43	54	55	53	47	44	43	44	49	54	59	57	50	42	40	38
Thu	38	42	52	53	50	45	45	45	44	49	53	58	59	51	43	39	38
Fri	38	40	46	49	45	45	46	47	47	53	57	57	58	52	44	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	42	41	43	45	50	48	50	50	53	54	47	42	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	43	42	45	45	43	44	42	43	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	47	47	45	43	43	43	43	45	48	51	51	46	40	39	38
Tue	38	43	55	57	52	47	46	43	43	46	52	59	57	50	41	39	38
Wed	38	43	54	55	53	47	44	43	44	49	54	59	57	50	42	40	38
Thu	38	42	52	53	50	45	45	45	44	49	53	58	59	51	43	39	38
Fri	38	40	46	49	45	45	46	47	47	53	57	57	58	52	44	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	42	41	43	45	50	48	50	50	53	54	47	42	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	43	42	45	45	43	44	42	43	40	40	38