Best Time to Drive from Northridge to South Gate

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 58 minutes via US-101 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Northridge 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	42	45	45	46	46	47	49	50	56	71	77	79	65	57	45	39
Tue	38	41	47	50	48	49	51	50	52	60	78	78	81	68	59	46	39
Wed	38	41	49	48	47	48	48	49	52	56	69	80	83	65	56	47	39
Thu	38	42	47	47	45	47	52	50	52	63	82	95	89	70	61	49	41
Fri	38	42	49	50	48	48	51	58	59	76	89	91	87	76	57	48	40
Sat	39	38	40	42	43	45	50	51	57	56	60	56	59	52	50	48	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	41	45	47	48	49	52	56	60	58	54	50	48	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Northridge to South Gate (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (62 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge 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 Northridge to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 38 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to South Gate?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	45	45	46	46	47	49	50	56	71	77	79	65	57	45	39
Tue	38	41	47	50	48	49	51	50	52	60	78	78	81	68	59	46	39
Wed	38	41	49	48	47	48	48	49	52	56	69	80	83	65	56	47	39
Thu	38	42	47	47	45	47	52	50	52	63	82	95	89	70	61	49	41
Fri	38	42	49	50	48	48	51	58	59	76	89	91	87	76	57	48	40
Sat	39	38	40	42	43	45	50	51	57	56	60	56	59	52	50	48	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	41	45	47	48	49	52	56	60	58	54	50	48	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	45	45	46	46	47	49	50	56	71	77	79	65	57	45	39
Tue	38	41	47	50	48	49	51	50	52	60	78	78	81	68	59	46	39
Wed	38	41	49	48	47	48	48	49	52	56	69	80	83	65	56	47	39
Thu	38	42	47	47	45	47	52	50	52	63	82	95	89	70	61	49	41
Fri	38	42	49	50	48	48	51	58	59	76	89	91	87	76	57	48	40
Sat	39	38	40	42	43	45	50	51	57	56	60	56	59	52	50	48	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	41	45	47	48	49	52	56	60	58	54	50	48	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	45	45	46	46	47	49	50	56	71	77	79	65	57	45	39
Tue	38	41	47	50	48	49	51	50	52	60	78	78	81	68	59	46	39
Wed	38	41	49	48	47	48	48	49	52	56	69	80	83	65	56	47	39
Thu	38	42	47	47	45	47	52	50	52	63	82	95	89	70	61	49	41
Fri	38	42	49	50	48	48	51	58	59	76	89	91	87	76	57	48	40
Sat	39	38	40	42	43	45	50	51	57	56	60	56	59	52	50	48	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	41	45	47	48	49	52	56	60	58	54	50	48	42