Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Mid-City

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 24 minutes via I-10 West, usually 23 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 Mid-City 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	25	38	48	45	40	37	33	31	31	34	39	46	57	52	35	26	23
Tue	23	34	46	43	41	38	34	31	32	36	42	50	65	58	37	27	23
Wed	22	33	46	43	42	39	35	32	32	35	40	48	66	60	39	27	23
Thu	23	34	46	43	41	38	34	35	33	37	44	52	66	61	39	27	23
Fri	22	32	42	40	38	35	33	34	36	40	42	47	56	55	40	28	23
Sat	22	22	23	25	26	28	31	34	40	42	41	40	38	37	32	26	22
Sun	22	22	22	23	23	24	25	28	32	37	37	33	31	30	26	25	23

About this drive

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from South Gate to Mid-City (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (16 to 53 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 Mid-City 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 Mid-City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Mid-City?

The 15-mile drive usually takes 22 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Mid-City?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	38	48	45	40	37	33	31	31	34	39	46	57	52	35	26	23
Tue	23	34	46	43	41	38	34	31	32	36	42	50	65	58	37	27	23
Wed	22	33	46	43	42	39	35	32	32	35	40	48	66	60	39	27	23
Thu	23	34	46	43	41	38	34	35	33	37	44	52	66	61	39	27	23
Fri	22	32	42	40	38	35	33	34	36	40	42	47	56	55	40	28	23
Sat	22	22	23	25	26	28	31	34	40	42	41	40	38	37	32	26	22
Sun	22	22	22	23	23	24	25	28	32	37	37	33	31	30	26	25	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	38	48	45	40	37	33	31	31	34	39	46	57	52	35	26	23
Tue	23	34	46	43	41	38	34	31	32	36	42	50	65	58	37	27	23
Wed	22	33	46	43	42	39	35	32	32	35	40	48	66	60	39	27	23
Thu	23	34	46	43	41	38	34	35	33	37	44	52	66	61	39	27	23
Fri	22	32	42	40	38	35	33	34	36	40	42	47	56	55	40	28	23
Sat	22	22	23	25	26	28	31	34	40	42	41	40	38	37	32	26	22
Sun	22	22	22	23	23	24	25	28	32	37	37	33	31	30	26	25	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	38	48	45	40	37	33	31	31	34	39	46	57	52	35	26	23
Tue	23	34	46	43	41	38	34	31	32	36	42	50	65	58	37	27	23
Wed	22	33	46	43	42	39	35	32	32	35	40	48	66	60	39	27	23
Thu	23	34	46	43	41	38	34	35	33	37	44	52	66	61	39	27	23
Fri	22	32	42	40	38	35	33	34	36	40	42	47	56	55	40	28	23
Sat	22	22	23	25	26	28	31	34	40	42	41	40	38	37	32	26	22
Sun	22	22	22	23	23	24	25	28	32	37	37	33	31	30	26	25	23