Best Time to Drive from Riverside to South Gate

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 56 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Riverside 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	58	75	89	88	76	66	65	63	66	67	76	78	76	64	56	55	54
Tue	57	81	99	94	85	72	66	67	68	73	79	82	82	66	57	55	54
Wed	58	78	97	93	84	69	66	66	70	73	84	90	87	71	58	55	53
Thu	57	79	91	89	80	73	67	71	71	75	81	88	87	72	58	55	54
Fri	55	67	74	74	72	70	67	71	75	80	86	89	90	75	60	55	53
Sat	53	55	56	55	59	63	70	71	70	70	72	73	71	62	59	56	54
Sun	53	54	54	55	56	60	61	63	64	62	63	60	59	58	58	58	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Riverside to South Gate (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside 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 Riverside to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to South Gate?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (45 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	75	89	88	76	66	65	63	66	67	76	78	76	64	56	55	54
Tue	57	81	99	94	85	72	66	67	68	73	79	82	82	66	57	55	54
Wed	58	78	97	93	84	69	66	66	70	73	84	90	87	71	58	55	53
Thu	57	79	91	89	80	73	67	71	71	75	81	88	87	72	58	55	54
Fri	55	67	74	74	72	70	67	71	75	80	86	89	90	75	60	55	53
Sat	53	55	56	55	59	63	70	71	70	70	72	73	71	62	59	56	54
Sun	53	54	54	55	56	60	61	63	64	62	63	60	59	58	58	58	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	75	89	88	76	66	65	63	66	67	76	78	76	64	56	55	54
Tue	57	81	99	94	85	72	66	67	68	73	79	82	82	66	57	55	54
Wed	58	78	97	93	84	69	66	66	70	73	84	90	87	71	58	55	53
Thu	57	79	91	89	80	73	67	71	71	75	81	88	87	72	58	55	54
Fri	55	67	74	74	72	70	67	71	75	80	86	89	90	75	60	55	53
Sat	53	55	56	55	59	63	70	71	70	70	72	73	71	62	59	56	54
Sun	53	54	54	55	56	60	61	63	64	62	63	60	59	58	58	58	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	75	89	88	76	66	65	63	66	67	76	78	76	64	56	55	54
Tue	57	81	99	94	85	72	66	67	68	73	79	82	82	66	57	55	54
Wed	58	78	97	93	84	69	66	66	70	73	84	90	87	71	58	55	53
Thu	57	79	91	89	80	73	67	71	71	75	81	88	87	72	58	55	54
Fri	55	67	74	74	72	70	67	71	75	80	86	89	90	75	60	55	53
Sat	53	55	56	55	59	63	70	71	70	70	72	73	71	62	59	56	54
Sun	53	54	54	55	56	60	61	63	64	62	63	60	59	58	58	58	53