Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Irvine

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-405 South and I-710 South, usually 35 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 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	34	35	37	38	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	41	36	35	35	34
Tue	34	36	38	39	39	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	47	40	36	36	35
Wed	34	36	38	40	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	37	46	40	35	35	35
Thu	34	36	38	40	39	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	41	37	36	35	34
Fri	34	36	38	38	37	37	37	36	37	37	37	36	37	36	36	36	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	34

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 34 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (36 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 13 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 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Irvine?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 47 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	37	38	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	41	36	35	35	34
Tue	34	36	38	39	39	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	47	40	36	36	35
Wed	34	36	38	40	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	37	46	40	35	35	35
Thu	34	36	38	40	39	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	41	37	36	35	34
Fri	34	36	38	38	37	37	37	36	37	37	37	36	37	36	36	36	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	37	38	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	41	36	35	35	34
Tue	34	36	38	39	39	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	47	40	36	36	35
Wed	34	36	38	40	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	37	46	40	35	35	35
Thu	34	36	38	40	39	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	41	37	36	35	34
Fri	34	36	38	38	37	37	37	36	37	37	37	36	37	36	36	36	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	37	38	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	41	36	35	35	34
Tue	34	36	38	39	39	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	47	40	36	36	35
Wed	34	36	38	40	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	37	46	40	35	35	35
Thu	34	36	38	40	39	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	41	37	36	35	34
Fri	34	36	38	38	37	37	37	36	37	37	37	36	37	36	36	36	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	34