Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to South Gate

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-210 West, usually 62 at this time.

Only 34% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from San Bernardino to South Gate (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 3 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 3 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Bernardino to South Gate?

The 66-mile drive usually takes 60 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to South Gate?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Inland Empire (22 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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