Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Lakewood

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 20 minutes via I-710 South and SR-91 East, usually 18 at this time.

Only 11% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 12-mile drive from South Gate to Lakewood (via I-710 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 40 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 22 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (26 minutes).

About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (11 to 26 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 Lakewood 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 Lakewood?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 40 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 12-mile drive usually takes 17 to 40 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 22 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Lakewood?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 40 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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