Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Fountain Valley

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-405 South and I-710 South, usually 29 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Fountain 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	27	29	37	46	35	33	32	32	31	32	32	31	31	30	29	28	28
Tue	28	29	59	65	44	39	36	34	33	32	33	31	33	33	29	28	28
Wed	28	31	55	61	48	38	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	32	30	29	28
Thu	27	29	50	64	50	36	33	36	32	34	34	33	36	32	31	29	28
Fri	28	31	47	56	40	35	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	31	29	28
Sat	28	28	28	29	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	35	34	33	30	29	29
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	30	30	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from South Gate to Fountain Valley (via I-405 South and I-710 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 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 Fountain 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 Fountain Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 27 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Fountain Valley?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (12 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Fountain 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	27	29	37	46	35	33	32	32	31	32	32	31	31	30	29	28	28
Tue	28	29	59	65	44	39	36	34	33	32	33	31	33	33	29	28	28
Wed	28	31	55	61	48	38	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	32	30	29	28
Thu	27	29	50	64	50	36	33	36	32	34	34	33	36	32	31	29	28
Fri	28	31	47	56	40	35	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	31	29	28
Sat	28	28	28	29	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	35	34	33	30	29	29
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	30	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	37	46	35	33	32	32	31	32	32	31	31	30	29	28	28
Tue	28	29	59	65	44	39	36	34	33	32	33	31	33	33	29	28	28
Wed	28	31	55	61	48	38	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	32	30	29	28
Thu	27	29	50	64	50	36	33	36	32	34	34	33	36	32	31	29	28
Fri	28	31	47	56	40	35	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	31	29	28
Sat	28	28	28	29	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	35	34	33	30	29	29
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	30	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	37	46	35	33	32	32	31	32	32	31	31	30	29	28	28
Tue	28	29	59	65	44	39	36	34	33	32	33	31	33	33	29	28	28
Wed	28	31	55	61	48	38	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	32	30	29	28
Thu	27	29	50	64	50	36	33	36	32	34	34	33	36	32	31	29	28
Fri	28	31	47	56	40	35	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	31	29	28
Sat	28	28	28	29	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	35	34	33	30	29	29
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	30	30	29