Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Ontario

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via SR-60 East, usually 52 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from South Gate to Ontario 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	41	45	49	47	49	53	54	56	53	50	54	60	62	52	48	48	42
Tue	41	45	47	47	48	52	54	53	52	50	53	52	51	46	47	47	42
Wed	41	44	48	50	49	53	53	52	52	50	55	55	55	48	47	45	42
Thu	41	44	47	47	49	54	53	53	52	50	56	59	57	53	52	50	42
Fri	41	44	45	46	48	50	50	51	54	59	67	65	58	51	51	45	42
Sat	41	44	44	45	45	45	45	43	44	45	50	48	49	48	44	43	41
Sun	42	42	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	45	44	44	44	44	44	45	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from South Gate to Ontario (via SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 19 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 Ontario 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 Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 41 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Ontario?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (29 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Ontario 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 Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	45	49	47	49	53	54	56	53	50	54	60	62	52	48	48	42
Tue	41	45	47	47	48	52	54	53	52	50	53	52	51	46	47	47	42
Wed	41	44	48	50	49	53	53	52	52	50	55	55	55	48	47	45	42
Thu	41	44	47	47	49	54	53	53	52	50	56	59	57	53	52	50	42
Fri	41	44	45	46	48	50	50	51	54	59	67	65	58	51	51	45	42
Sat	41	44	44	45	45	45	45	43	44	45	50	48	49	48	44	43	41
Sun	42	42	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	45	44	44	44	44	44	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	45	49	47	49	53	54	56	53	50	54	60	62	52	48	48	42
Tue	41	45	47	47	48	52	54	53	52	50	53	52	51	46	47	47	42
Wed	41	44	48	50	49	53	53	52	52	50	55	55	55	48	47	45	42
Thu	41	44	47	47	49	54	53	53	52	50	56	59	57	53	52	50	42
Fri	41	44	45	46	48	50	50	51	54	59	67	65	58	51	51	45	42
Sat	41	44	44	45	45	45	45	43	44	45	50	48	49	48	44	43	41
Sun	42	42	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	45	44	44	44	44	44	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	45	49	47	49	53	54	56	53	50	54	60	62	52	48	48	42
Tue	41	45	47	47	48	52	54	53	52	50	53	52	51	46	47	47	42
Wed	41	44	48	50	49	53	53	52	52	50	55	55	55	48	47	45	42
Thu	41	44	47	47	49	54	53	53	52	50	56	59	57	53	52	50	42
Fri	41	44	45	46	48	50	50	51	54	59	67	65	58	51	51	45	42
Sat	41	44	44	45	45	45	45	43	44	45	50	48	49	48	44	43	41
Sun	42	42	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	45	44	44	44	44	44	45	43