Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Apple Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 126 minutes via I-15 North and I-10 East, usually 110 at this time.

Only 36% 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	95	97	100	106	103	105	105	108	112	118	139	150	151	137	116	102	96
Tue	96	97	104	112	108	108	108	109	111	125	145	153	150	137	122	104	95
Wed	95	98	106	112	108	109	105	108	112	125	147	153	145	131	119	103	95
Thu	96	98	103	109	104	104	106	107	113	129	145	157	153	140	120	106	96
Fri	96	97	102	110	107	107	110	117	130	147	172	157	152	140	126	108	97
Sat	94	96	97	98	98	99	100	101	102	105	108	109	107	107	100	98	95
Sun	95	94	95	95	96	97	98	98	99	100	99	98	99	100	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 172 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (110 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 26 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 95 minutes then, versus up to 172 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 172 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Apple Valley?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 172 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	95	97	100	106	103	105	105	108	112	118	139	150	151	137	116	102	96
Tue	96	97	104	112	108	108	108	109	111	125	145	153	150	137	122	104	95
Wed	95	98	106	112	108	109	105	108	112	125	147	153	145	131	119	103	95
Thu	96	98	103	109	104	104	106	107	113	129	145	157	153	140	120	106	96
Fri	96	97	102	110	107	107	110	117	130	147	172	157	152	140	126	108	97
Sat	94	96	97	98	98	99	100	101	102	105	108	109	107	107	100	98	95
Sun	95	94	95	95	96	97	98	98	99	100	99	98	99	100	100	99	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	97	100	106	103	105	105	108	112	118	139	150	151	137	116	102	96
Tue	96	97	104	112	108	108	108	109	111	125	145	153	150	137	122	104	95
Wed	95	98	106	112	108	109	105	108	112	125	147	153	145	131	119	103	95
Thu	96	98	103	109	104	104	106	107	113	129	145	157	153	140	120	106	96
Fri	96	97	102	110	107	107	110	117	130	147	172	157	152	140	126	108	97
Sat	94	96	97	98	98	99	100	101	102	105	108	109	107	107	100	98	95
Sun	95	94	95	95	96	97	98	98	99	100	99	98	99	100	100	99	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	97	100	106	103	105	105	108	112	118	139	150	151	137	116	102	96
Tue	96	97	104	112	108	108	108	109	111	125	145	153	150	137	122	104	95
Wed	95	98	106	112	108	109	105	108	112	125	147	153	145	131	119	103	95
Thu	96	98	103	109	104	104	106	107	113	129	145	157	153	140	120	106	96
Fri	96	97	102	110	107	107	110	117	130	147	172	157	152	140	126	108	97
Sat	94	96	97	98	98	99	100	101	102	105	108	109	107	107	100	98	95
Sun	95	94	95	95	96	97	98	98	99	100	99	98	99	100	100	99	94