Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Canyon Country

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-5 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 14% 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 47-mile drive from South Gate to Canyon Country (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 23 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 Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Canyon Country?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 45 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (34 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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