Best Time to Drive from Sawtelle to South Gate

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 23 minutes via I-10 East.

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 Sawtelle 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	24	28	33	35	35	32	30	31	33	40	50	61	64	53	36	29	25
Tue	23	26	32	35	36	33	31	31	35	44	56	70	76	59	41	31	25
Wed	23	26	33	35	37	34	32	32	37	44	58	70	77	62	42	31	25
Thu	23	27	32	36	36	34	32	34	37	46	59	70	77	63	42	33	26
Fri	23	26	31	33	33	32	32	36	42	51	59	66	69	58	43	34	26
Sat	23	23	24	25	26	28	31	36	41	41	41	41	41	40	34	29	25
Sun	23	23	23	23	24	24	26	28	31	34	33	31	30	30	28	27	24

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Sawtelle to South Gate (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 5 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 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (12 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sawtelle 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 Sawtelle to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 23 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sawtelle to South Gate?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (12 miles)

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More drives

South Gate to Sawtelle (return trip) · Sawtelle to Lancaster · Sawtelle to Palmdale · Sawtelle to Valencia · Sawtelle to East Los Angeles · Sawtelle to Costa Mesa · Sawtelle to Inglewood · Sawtelle to Norwalk · Sawtelle to Rialto · Sawtelle to Compton · Sawtelle to Ventura

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	28	33	35	35	32	30	31	33	40	50	61	64	53	36	29	25
Tue	23	26	32	35	36	33	31	31	35	44	56	70	76	59	41	31	25
Wed	23	26	33	35	37	34	32	32	37	44	58	70	77	62	42	31	25
Thu	23	27	32	36	36	34	32	34	37	46	59	70	77	63	42	33	26
Fri	23	26	31	33	33	32	32	36	42	51	59	66	69	58	43	34	26
Sat	23	23	24	25	26	28	31	36	41	41	41	41	41	40	34	29	25
Sun	23	23	23	23	24	24	26	28	31	34	33	31	30	30	28	27	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	28	33	35	35	32	30	31	33	40	50	61	64	53	36	29	25
Tue	23	26	32	35	36	33	31	31	35	44	56	70	76	59	41	31	25
Wed	23	26	33	35	37	34	32	32	37	44	58	70	77	62	42	31	25
Thu	23	27	32	36	36	34	32	34	37	46	59	70	77	63	42	33	26
Fri	23	26	31	33	33	32	32	36	42	51	59	66	69	58	43	34	26
Sat	23	23	24	25	26	28	31	36	41	41	41	41	41	40	34	29	25
Sun	23	23	23	23	24	24	26	28	31	34	33	31	30	30	28	27	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	28	33	35	35	32	30	31	33	40	50	61	64	53	36	29	25
Tue	23	26	32	35	36	33	31	31	35	44	56	70	76	59	41	31	25
Wed	23	26	33	35	37	34	32	32	37	44	58	70	77	62	42	31	25
Thu	23	27	32	36	36	34	32	34	37	46	59	70	77	63	42	33	26
Fri	23	26	31	33	33	32	32	36	42	51	59	66	69	58	43	34	26
Sat	23	23	24	25	26	28	31	36	41	41	41	41	41	40	34	29	25
Sun	23	23	23	23	24	24	26	28	31	34	33	31	30	30	28	27	24