Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Irvine

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 36 minutes via I-405 South and I-710 South, usually 38 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Irvine 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	33	37	40	45	44	41	40	43	42	41	42	42	43	42	41	41	34
Tue	34	40	55	64	52	48	46	45	44	43	43	43	48	45	44	41	35
Wed	34	42	54	62	55	50	45	46	45	43	44	43	44	42	41	41	34
Thu	33	39	50	62	56	47	45	47	44	42	42	42	45	42	42	40	34
Fri	34	39	46	59	48	44	43	44	43	43	42	42	42	43	42	41	34
Sat	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	37	37	35
Sun	35	34	34	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from South Gate to Irvine (via I-405 South and I-710 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 12 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 Irvine 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 Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 33 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Irvine?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (20 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

Irvine 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 San Bernardino · South Gate to Fontana · South Gate to Oxnard · South Gate to Moreno Valley · South Gate to Huntington Beach · 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	33	37	40	45	44	41	40	43	42	41	42	42	43	42	41	41	34
Tue	34	40	55	64	52	48	46	45	44	43	43	43	48	45	44	41	35
Wed	34	42	54	62	55	50	45	46	45	43	44	43	44	42	41	41	34
Thu	33	39	50	62	56	47	45	47	44	42	42	42	45	42	42	40	34
Fri	34	39	46	59	48	44	43	44	43	43	42	42	42	43	42	41	34
Sat	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	37	37	35
Sun	35	34	34	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	40	45	44	41	40	43	42	41	42	42	43	42	41	41	34
Tue	34	40	55	64	52	48	46	45	44	43	43	43	48	45	44	41	35
Wed	34	42	54	62	55	50	45	46	45	43	44	43	44	42	41	41	34
Thu	33	39	50	62	56	47	45	47	44	42	42	42	45	42	42	40	34
Fri	34	39	46	59	48	44	43	44	43	43	42	42	42	43	42	41	34
Sat	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	37	37	35
Sun	35	34	34	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	40	45	44	41	40	43	42	41	42	42	43	42	41	41	34
Tue	34	40	55	64	52	48	46	45	44	43	43	43	48	45	44	41	35
Wed	34	42	54	62	55	50	45	46	45	43	44	43	44	42	41	41	34
Thu	33	39	50	62	56	47	45	47	44	42	42	42	45	42	42	40	34
Fri	34	39	46	59	48	44	43	44	43	43	42	42	42	43	42	41	34
Sat	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	37	37	35
Sun	35	34	34	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	35