Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to South Gate

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 23 minutes via I-10 East, usually 21 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 Mid-City 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	21	25	31	34	33	30	27	27	29	35	43	49	55	47	34	26	21
Tue	20	23	31	33	33	31	29	28	31	39	47	56	66	55	35	28	21
Wed	20	23	31	34	34	32	30	29	32	38	47	55	64	56	36	28	22
Thu	20	24	31	34	34	31	29	31	33	40	49	56	64	57	36	29	22
Fri	20	23	29	31	31	29	29	32	37	43	48	52	57	51	37	30	22
Sat	20	20	20	21	22	24	27	31	36	37	37	37	36	35	31	26	21
Sun	20	20	20	20	20	21	22	24	27	30	30	28	27	26	24	23	21

About this drive

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from Mid-City to South Gate (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (13 to 43 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mid-City 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 Mid-City to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mid-City to South Gate?

The 14-mile drive usually takes 20 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mid-City to South Gate?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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More drives

South Gate to Mid-City (return trip) · Mid-City to Fontana · Mid-City to Moreno Valley · Mid-City to Glendale · Mid-City to Lancaster · Mid-City to Palmdale · Mid-City to Valencia · Mid-City to Fullerton · Mid-City to East Los Angeles · Mid-City to Costa Mesa · Mid-City to Norwalk · Mid-City to Rialto

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	25	31	34	33	30	27	27	29	35	43	49	55	47	34	26	21
Tue	20	23	31	33	33	31	29	28	31	39	47	56	66	55	35	28	21
Wed	20	23	31	34	34	32	30	29	32	38	47	55	64	56	36	28	22
Thu	20	24	31	34	34	31	29	31	33	40	49	56	64	57	36	29	22
Fri	20	23	29	31	31	29	29	32	37	43	48	52	57	51	37	30	22
Sat	20	20	20	21	22	24	27	31	36	37	37	37	36	35	31	26	21
Sun	20	20	20	20	20	21	22	24	27	30	30	28	27	26	24	23	21

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	25	31	34	33	30	27	27	29	35	43	49	55	47	34	26	21
Tue	20	23	31	33	33	31	29	28	31	39	47	56	66	55	35	28	21
Wed	20	23	31	34	34	32	30	29	32	38	47	55	64	56	36	28	22
Thu	20	24	31	34	34	31	29	31	33	40	49	56	64	57	36	29	22
Fri	20	23	29	31	31	29	29	32	37	43	48	52	57	51	37	30	22
Sat	20	20	20	21	22	24	27	31	36	37	37	37	36	35	31	26	21
Sun	20	20	20	20	20	21	22	24	27	30	30	28	27	26	24	23	21

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	25	31	34	33	30	27	27	29	35	43	49	55	47	34	26	21
Tue	20	23	31	33	33	31	29	28	31	39	47	56	66	55	35	28	21
Wed	20	23	31	34	34	32	30	29	32	38	47	55	64	56	36	28	22
Thu	20	24	31	34	34	31	29	31	33	40	49	56	64	57	36	29	22
Fri	20	23	29	31	31	29	29	32	37	43	48	52	57	51	37	30	22
Sat	20	20	20	21	22	24	27	31	36	37	37	37	36	35	31	26	21
Sun	20	20	20	20	20	21	22	24	27	30	30	28	27	26	24	23	21