Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Apple Valley

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 141 minutes via I-15 North and I-10 East, usually 129 at this time.

Only 39% 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 South Gate to Apple Valley 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	96	97	101	106	103	106	106	108	112	120	136	144	146	136	116	102	96
Tue	96	98	104	111	106	106	107	108	110	123	141	149	147	137	123	104	95
Wed	95	99	105	110	106	107	105	109	111	123	145	147	142	132	120	104	95
Thu	97	98	102	107	104	104	106	106	112	125	139	148	146	135	119	106	96
Fri	97	98	101	109	107	107	109	116	129	142	163	147	145	135	123	108	98
Sat	95	96	98	99	98	99	100	101	103	107	109	111	108	106	101	99	95
Sun	95	95	96	96	96	98	98	99	99	100	99	99	99	99	100	99	94

About this drive

On weekdays the 97-mile drive from South Gate to Apple Valley (via I-15 North and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 95 minutes and up to 163 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 114 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (112 minutes).

About 82 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (19 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate to central Apple Valley 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 South Gate to Apple Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 95 minutes then, versus up to 163 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Apple Valley?

The 97-mile drive usually takes 95 to 163 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 114 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Apple Valley?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 163 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (28 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (26 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (9 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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More drives

Apple Valley to South Gate (return trip) · South Gate to Los Angeles · South Gate to Long Beach · South Gate to Anaheim · South Gate to Riverside · South Gate to Santa Ana · South Gate to Irvine · South Gate to San Bernardino · South Gate to Fontana · South Gate to Oxnard · South Gate to Moreno Valley · South Gate to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	97	101	106	103	106	106	108	112	120	136	144	146	136	116	102	96
Tue	96	98	104	111	106	106	107	108	110	123	141	149	147	137	123	104	95
Wed	95	99	105	110	106	107	105	109	111	123	145	147	142	132	120	104	95
Thu	97	98	102	107	104	104	106	106	112	125	139	148	146	135	119	106	96
Fri	97	98	101	109	107	107	109	116	129	142	163	147	145	135	123	108	98
Sat	95	96	98	99	98	99	100	101	103	107	109	111	108	106	101	99	95
Sun	95	95	96	96	96	98	98	99	99	100	99	99	99	99	100	99	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	97	101	106	103	106	106	108	112	120	136	144	146	136	116	102	96
Tue	96	98	104	111	106	106	107	108	110	123	141	149	147	137	123	104	95
Wed	95	99	105	110	106	107	105	109	111	123	145	147	142	132	120	104	95
Thu	97	98	102	107	104	104	106	106	112	125	139	148	146	135	119	106	96
Fri	97	98	101	109	107	107	109	116	129	142	163	147	145	135	123	108	98
Sat	95	96	98	99	98	99	100	101	103	107	109	111	108	106	101	99	95
Sun	95	95	96	96	96	98	98	99	99	100	99	99	99	99	100	99	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	97	101	106	103	106	106	108	112	120	136	144	146	136	116	102	96
Tue	96	98	104	111	106	106	107	108	110	123	141	149	147	137	123	104	95
Wed	95	99	105	110	106	107	105	109	111	123	145	147	142	132	120	104	95
Thu	97	98	102	107	104	104	106	106	112	125	139	148	146	135	119	106	96
Fri	97	98	101	109	107	107	109	116	129	142	163	147	145	135	123	108	98
Sat	95	96	98	99	98	99	100	101	103	107	109	111	108	106	101	99	95
Sun	95	95	96	96	96	98	98	99	99	100	99	99	99	99	100	99	94