Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Huntington Beach

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-405 South and I-710 South, usually 54 at this time.

None 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 Huntington Beach 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	38	40	47	50	46	43	42	43	43	45	48	51	51	47	41	39	38
Tue	38	41	54	56	50	46	44	43	43	45	51	55	59	51	42	39	38
Wed	38	41	52	55	53	47	44	44	44	47	52	58	58	51	43	40	38
Thu	38	41	50	54	51	46	44	45	45	48	55	58	61	52	44	40	38
Fri	38	39	46	50	47	45	45	47	49	54	59	58	60	53	46	40	38
Sat	38	38	40	40	40	45	46	49	48	51	49	49	51	49	41	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	44	45	44	45	42	44	45	39	39	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from South Gate to Huntington Beach (via I-405 South and I-710 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (23 to 39 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 Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Huntington Beach?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 38 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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More drives

Huntington Beach 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 Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	47	50	46	43	42	43	43	45	48	51	51	47	41	39	38
Tue	38	41	54	56	50	46	44	43	43	45	51	55	59	51	42	39	38
Wed	38	41	52	55	53	47	44	44	44	47	52	58	58	51	43	40	38
Thu	38	41	50	54	51	46	44	45	45	48	55	58	61	52	44	40	38
Fri	38	39	46	50	47	45	45	47	49	54	59	58	60	53	46	40	38
Sat	38	38	40	40	40	45	46	49	48	51	49	49	51	49	41	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	44	45	44	45	42	44	45	39	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	47	50	46	43	42	43	43	45	48	51	51	47	41	39	38
Tue	38	41	54	56	50	46	44	43	43	45	51	55	59	51	42	39	38
Wed	38	41	52	55	53	47	44	44	44	47	52	58	58	51	43	40	38
Thu	38	41	50	54	51	46	44	45	45	48	55	58	61	52	44	40	38
Fri	38	39	46	50	47	45	45	47	49	54	59	58	60	53	46	40	38
Sat	38	38	40	40	40	45	46	49	48	51	49	49	51	49	41	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	44	45	44	45	42	44	45	39	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	47	50	46	43	42	43	43	45	48	51	51	47	41	39	38
Tue	38	41	54	56	50	46	44	43	43	45	51	55	59	51	42	39	38
Wed	38	41	52	55	53	47	44	44	44	47	52	58	58	51	43	40	38
Thu	38	41	50	54	51	46	44	45	45	48	55	58	61	52	44	40	38
Fri	38	39	46	50	47	45	45	47	49	54	59	58	60	53	46	40	38
Sat	38	38	40	40	40	45	46	49	48	51	49	49	51	49	41	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	44	45	44	45	42	44	45	39	39	38