Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Encino

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 32 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North.

Only 5% 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 Encino 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	31	40	72	75	73	63	58	57	60	66	78	81	72	58	49	36	32
Tue	31	45	69	81	78	73	60	61	56	76	85	83	67	55	52	39	32
Wed	31	46	69	73	77	69	61	61	60	73	80	78	68	53	52	41	33
Thu	31	40	68	74	76	65	59	60	63	80	87	82	70	57	53	50	33
Fri	31	38	59	69	64	59	60	69	75	84	81	77	70	58	59	52	35
Sat	32	32	33	37	41	59	63	66	76	75	73	77	70	69	67	57	36
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	39	52	59	67	68	71	68	65	62	61	51	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from South Gate to Encino (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 14 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 Encino 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 Encino?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Encino?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Encino 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	31	40	72	75	73	63	58	57	60	66	78	81	72	58	49	36	32
Tue	31	45	69	81	78	73	60	61	56	76	85	83	67	55	52	39	32
Wed	31	46	69	73	77	69	61	61	60	73	80	78	68	53	52	41	33
Thu	31	40	68	74	76	65	59	60	63	80	87	82	70	57	53	50	33
Fri	31	38	59	69	64	59	60	69	75	84	81	77	70	58	59	52	35
Sat	32	32	33	37	41	59	63	66	76	75	73	77	70	69	67	57	36
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	39	52	59	67	68	71	68	65	62	61	51	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	40	72	75	73	63	58	57	60	66	78	81	72	58	49	36	32
Tue	31	45	69	81	78	73	60	61	56	76	85	83	67	55	52	39	32
Wed	31	46	69	73	77	69	61	61	60	73	80	78	68	53	52	41	33
Thu	31	40	68	74	76	65	59	60	63	80	87	82	70	57	53	50	33
Fri	31	38	59	69	64	59	60	69	75	84	81	77	70	58	59	52	35
Sat	32	32	33	37	41	59	63	66	76	75	73	77	70	69	67	57	36
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	39	52	59	67	68	71	68	65	62	61	51	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	40	72	75	73	63	58	57	60	66	78	81	72	58	49	36	32
Tue	31	45	69	81	78	73	60	61	56	76	85	83	67	55	52	39	32
Wed	31	46	69	73	77	69	61	61	60	73	80	78	68	53	52	41	33
Thu	31	40	68	74	76	65	59	60	63	80	87	82	70	57	53	50	33
Fri	31	38	59	69	64	59	60	69	75	84	81	77	70	58	59	52	35
Sat	32	32	33	37	41	59	63	66	76	75	73	77	70	69	67	57	36
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	39	52	59	67	68	71	68	65	62	61	51	38