Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (11:21 pm PST): about 33 minutes via I-110 South and I-105 West.

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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	43	43	40	38	37	37	38	40	41	42	44	42	36	34	33
Tue	33	37	45	44	41	39	37	37	38	40	43	44	48	43	38	34	33
Wed	33	37	44	43	41	39	38	37	38	40	43	44	46	43	38	35	33
Thu	33	38	45	44	40	39	37	38	39	41	43	43	44	42	38	34	33
Fri	33	36	42	43	41	39	38	38	40	42	43	43	42	39	37	35	33
Sat	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	34	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	36	35	35	34	34	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from South Gate to Rancho Palos Verdes (via I-110 South and I-105 West) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (17 to 25 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 33 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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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	43	43	40	38	37	37	38	40	41	42	44	42	36	34	33
Tue	33	37	45	44	41	39	37	37	38	40	43	44	48	43	38	34	33
Wed	33	37	44	43	41	39	38	37	38	40	43	44	46	43	38	35	33
Thu	33	38	45	44	40	39	37	38	39	41	43	43	44	42	38	34	33
Fri	33	36	42	43	41	39	38	38	40	42	43	43	42	39	37	35	33
Sat	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	34	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	36	35	35	34	34	34	33

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

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