Best Time to Drive from Montebello to South Gate

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 36 minutes via I-710 South, usually 36 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 Montebello 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	33	36	28	27	31	29	31	32	41	43	44	40	34	24	21
Tue	21	24	36	44	33	30	30	29	31	36	41	42	43	42	38	27	21
Wed	21	23	37	44	34	31	29	30	30	36	41	40	41	37	35	25	22
Thu	21	24	35	39	30	29	34	34	36	39	42	42	43	42	39	27	22
Fri	21	23	34	38	32	30	30	34	39	41	41	41	42	41	34	26	23
Sat	21	21	21	23	26	28	32	32	33	35	36	34	32	33	29	27	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	21	26	27	31	33	34	35	32	32	31	32	28	24

About this drive

On weekdays the 12-mile drive from Montebello to South Gate (via I-710 South) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 4 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (18 to 40 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Montebello 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 Montebello to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Montebello to South Gate?

The 12-mile drive usually takes 21 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to South Gate?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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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	33	36	28	27	31	29	31	32	41	43	44	40	34	24	21
Tue	21	24	36	44	33	30	30	29	31	36	41	42	43	42	38	27	21
Wed	21	23	37	44	34	31	29	30	30	36	41	40	41	37	35	25	22
Thu	21	24	35	39	30	29	34	34	36	39	42	42	43	42	39	27	22
Fri	21	23	34	38	32	30	30	34	39	41	41	41	42	41	34	26	23
Sat	21	21	21	23	26	28	32	32	33	35	36	34	32	33	29	27	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	21	26	27	31	33	34	35	32	32	31	32	28	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	25	33	36	28	27	31	29	31	32	41	43	44	40	34	24	21
Tue	21	24	36	44	33	30	30	29	31	36	41	42	43	42	38	27	21
Wed	21	23	37	44	34	31	29	30	30	36	41	40	41	37	35	25	22
Thu	21	24	35	39	30	29	34	34	36	39	42	42	43	42	39	27	22
Fri	21	23	34	38	32	30	30	34	39	41	41	41	42	41	34	26	23
Sat	21	21	21	23	26	28	32	32	33	35	36	34	32	33	29	27	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	21	26	27	31	33	34	35	32	32	31	32	28	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	25	33	36	28	27	31	29	31	32	41	43	44	40	34	24	21
Tue	21	24	36	44	33	30	30	29	31	36	41	42	43	42	38	27	21
Wed	21	23	37	44	34	31	29	30	30	36	41	40	41	37	35	25	22
Thu	21	24	35	39	30	29	34	34	36	39	42	42	43	42	39	27	22
Fri	21	23	34	38	32	30	30	34	39	41	41	41	42	41	34	26	23
Sat	21	21	21	23	26	28	32	32	33	35	36	34	32	33	29	27	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	21	26	27	31	33	34	35	32	32	31	32	28	24