Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Huntington Beach

Right now (6:06 pm PST): about 53 minutes via I-405 South and I-710 South, usually 46 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	37	38	44	50	44	43	43	42	42	42	43	44	45	44	41	40	38
Tue	37	39	58	66	52	48	46	45	44	43	45	43	45	46	42	40	38
Wed	37	42	58	66	57	51	47	46	47	48	47	48	47	47	46	46	38
Thu	37	39	53	65	57	46	44	46	44	44	45	46	47	45	44	41	37
Fri	37	39	50	60	49	44	43	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	42	39	37
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	43	43	42	41	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39

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 37 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (44 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 35 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 37 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 68 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	37	38	44	50	44	43	43	42	42	42	43	44	45	44	41	40	38
Tue	37	39	58	66	52	48	46	45	44	43	45	43	45	46	42	40	38
Wed	37	42	58	66	57	51	47	46	47	48	47	48	47	47	46	46	38
Thu	37	39	53	65	57	46	44	46	44	44	45	46	47	45	44	41	37
Fri	37	39	50	60	49	44	43	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	42	39	37
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	43	43	42	41	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	44	50	44	43	43	42	42	42	43	44	45	44	41	40	38
Tue	37	39	58	66	52	48	46	45	44	43	45	43	45	46	42	40	38
Wed	37	42	58	66	57	51	47	46	47	48	47	48	47	47	46	46	38
Thu	37	39	53	65	57	46	44	46	44	44	45	46	47	45	44	41	37
Fri	37	39	50	60	49	44	43	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	42	39	37
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	43	43	42	41	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	44	50	44	43	43	42	42	42	43	44	45	44	41	40	38
Tue	37	39	58	66	52	48	46	45	44	43	45	43	45	46	42	40	38
Wed	37	42	58	66	57	51	47	46	47	48	47	48	47	47	46	46	38
Thu	37	39	53	65	57	46	44	46	44	44	45	46	47	45	44	41	37
Fri	37	39	50	60	49	44	43	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	42	39	37
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	43	43	42	41	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39