Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Brea

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 30 minutes via SR-91 East.

Only 31% 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 Brea 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	30	32	39	44	40	36	35	36	37	38	40	41	40	38	34	33	31
Tue	30	33	48	56	47	42	39	38	40	41	44	42	42	40	35	32	31
Wed	30	34	48	55	49	43	38	39	39	41	45	45	42	39	35	32	31
Thu	30	32	45	54	46	40	39	39	39	40	42	44	43	40	36	33	31
Fri	30	33	41	47	41	38	38	41	42	44	45	44	42	40	37	33	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	38	38	40	38	36	33	32	31
Sun	30	31	30	31	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from South Gate to Brea (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 16 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 Brea 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 Brea?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 30 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Brea?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	39	44	40	36	35	36	37	38	40	41	40	38	34	33	31
Tue	30	33	48	56	47	42	39	38	40	41	44	42	42	40	35	32	31
Wed	30	34	48	55	49	43	38	39	39	41	45	45	42	39	35	32	31
Thu	30	32	45	54	46	40	39	39	39	40	42	44	43	40	36	33	31
Fri	30	33	41	47	41	38	38	41	42	44	45	44	42	40	37	33	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	38	38	40	38	36	33	32	31
Sun	30	31	30	31	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	39	44	40	36	35	36	37	38	40	41	40	38	34	33	31
Tue	30	33	48	56	47	42	39	38	40	41	44	42	42	40	35	32	31
Wed	30	34	48	55	49	43	38	39	39	41	45	45	42	39	35	32	31
Thu	30	32	45	54	46	40	39	39	39	40	42	44	43	40	36	33	31
Fri	30	33	41	47	41	38	38	41	42	44	45	44	42	40	37	33	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	38	38	40	38	36	33	32	31
Sun	30	31	30	31	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	39	44	40	36	35	36	37	38	40	41	40	38	34	33	31
Tue	30	33	48	56	47	42	39	38	40	41	44	42	42	40	35	32	31
Wed	30	34	48	55	49	43	38	39	39	41	45	45	42	39	35	32	31
Thu	30	32	45	54	46	40	39	39	39	40	42	44	43	40	36	33	31
Fri	30	33	41	47	41	38	38	41	42	44	45	44	42	40	37	33	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	38	38	40	38	36	33	32	31
Sun	30	31	30	31	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	31