Best Time to Drive from Ontario to South Gate

Right now (7:35 pm PST): about 46 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 43 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Ontario 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	71	77	75	70	61	63	52	49	48	52	52	50	49	44	43	40
Tue	38	78	81	74	67	65	64	54	52	51	52	54	51	50	44	42	41
Wed	39	83	76	73	73	62	61	56	53	51	53	49	50	49	45	42	41
Thu	39	77	74	66	66	59	65	56	53	55	52	51	53	50	46	43	40
Fri	39	63	67	62	57	56	58	54	52	52	54	55	56	52	47	43	40
Sat	41	44	44	44	45	49	56	52	55	55	52	49	49	48	45	42	41
Sun	40	40	41	41	42	43	50	51	48	46	44	43	43	43	43	43	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Ontario to South Gate (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ontario 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 Ontario to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 38 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to South Gate?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (28 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

South Gate to Ontario (return trip) · Ontario to Los Angeles · Ontario to Santa Monica · Ontario to Pasadena · Ontario to Long Beach · Ontario to West Covina · Ontario to Burbank · Ontario to Glendale · Ontario to Santa Clarita · Ontario to Van Nuys · Ontario to Torrance · Ontario to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	71	77	75	70	61	63	52	49	48	52	52	50	49	44	43	40
Tue	38	78	81	74	67	65	64	54	52	51	52	54	51	50	44	42	41
Wed	39	83	76	73	73	62	61	56	53	51	53	49	50	49	45	42	41
Thu	39	77	74	66	66	59	65	56	53	55	52	51	53	50	46	43	40
Fri	39	63	67	62	57	56	58	54	52	52	54	55	56	52	47	43	40
Sat	41	44	44	44	45	49	56	52	55	55	52	49	49	48	45	42	41
Sun	40	40	41	41	42	43	50	51	48	46	44	43	43	43	43	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	71	77	75	70	61	63	52	49	48	52	52	50	49	44	43	40
Tue	38	78	81	74	67	65	64	54	52	51	52	54	51	50	44	42	41
Wed	39	83	76	73	73	62	61	56	53	51	53	49	50	49	45	42	41
Thu	39	77	74	66	66	59	65	56	53	55	52	51	53	50	46	43	40
Fri	39	63	67	62	57	56	58	54	52	52	54	55	56	52	47	43	40
Sat	41	44	44	44	45	49	56	52	55	55	52	49	49	48	45	42	41
Sun	40	40	41	41	42	43	50	51	48	46	44	43	43	43	43	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	71	77	75	70	61	63	52	49	48	52	52	50	49	44	43	40
Tue	38	78	81	74	67	65	64	54	52	51	52	54	51	50	44	42	41
Wed	39	83	76	73	73	62	61	56	53	51	53	49	50	49	45	42	41
Thu	39	77	74	66	66	59	65	56	53	55	52	51	53	50	46	43	40
Fri	39	63	67	62	57	56	58	54	52	52	54	55	56	52	47	43	40
Sat	41	44	44	44	45	49	56	52	55	55	52	49	49	48	45	42	41
Sun	40	40	41	41	42	43	50	51	48	46	44	43	43	43	43	43	41