Best Time to Drive from La Habra to South Gate

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via I-105 West, usually 32 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 La Habra 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	31	31	33	37	40	34	35	33	33	33	36	37	39	33	31	31	31
Tue	31	31	38	50	44	35	33	32	32	32	37	42	45	41	33	31	31
Wed	31	31	35	43	40	33	32	33	33	33	37	41	47	40	35	31	31
Thu	31	31	35	41	35	37	33	33	33	34	41	47	54	38	32	32	31
Fri	31	31	31	32	32	32	34	33	36	39	44	45	51	46	38	32	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	34	36	33	32	31	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from La Habra to South Gate (via I-105 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 6 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (26 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Habra 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 La Habra to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Habra to South Gate?

The 19-mile drive usually takes 31 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to South Gate?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-105 West in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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