Best Time to Drive from Lake Forest to South Gate

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-405 North and I-710 North, usually 46 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Lake Forest 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	44	45	49	51	51	49	49	50	51	53	55	60	55	53	47	47	44
Tue	43	49	53	65	60	53	57	54	58	59	59	60	66	61	47	47	44
Wed	43	48	52	58	56	53	51	52	53	56	59	66	59	54	48	46	44
Thu	43	48	53	56	55	51	54	52	53	57	63	72	64	59	49	46	45
Fri	44	47	52	53	50	52	53	53	54	58	59	62	61	55	49	46	44
Sat	44	44	44	45	46	46	48	49	50	51	52	52	53	49	46	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	44	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	47	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Lake Forest to South Gate (via I-405 North and I-710 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Forest to South Gate?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 43 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Forest to South Gate?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (25 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (1.9 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	44	45	49	51	51	49	49	50	51	53	55	60	55	53	47	47	44
Tue	43	49	53	65	60	53	57	54	58	59	59	60	66	61	47	47	44
Wed	43	48	52	58	56	53	51	52	53	56	59	66	59	54	48	46	44
Thu	43	48	53	56	55	51	54	52	53	57	63	72	64	59	49	46	45
Fri	44	47	52	53	50	52	53	53	54	58	59	62	61	55	49	46	44
Sat	44	44	44	45	46	46	48	49	50	51	52	52	53	49	46	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	44	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	47	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	45	49	51	51	49	49	50	51	53	55	60	55	53	47	47	44
Tue	43	49	53	65	60	53	57	54	58	59	59	60	66	61	47	47	44
Wed	43	48	52	58	56	53	51	52	53	56	59	66	59	54	48	46	44
Thu	43	48	53	56	55	51	54	52	53	57	63	72	64	59	49	46	45
Fri	44	47	52	53	50	52	53	53	54	58	59	62	61	55	49	46	44
Sat	44	44	44	45	46	46	48	49	50	51	52	52	53	49	46	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	44	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	47	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	45	49	51	51	49	49	50	51	53	55	60	55	53	47	47	44
Tue	43	49	53	65	60	53	57	54	58	59	59	60	66	61	47	47	44
Wed	43	48	52	58	56	53	51	52	53	56	59	66	59	54	48	46	44
Thu	43	48	53	56	55	51	54	52	53	57	63	72	64	59	49	46	45
Fri	44	47	52	53	50	52	53	53	54	58	59	62	61	55	49	46	44
Sat	44	44	44	45	46	46	48	49	50	51	52	52	53	49	46	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	44	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	47	43