Best Time to Drive from South Gate to San Clemente

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-405 South and SR-73 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 35% 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 San Clemente 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	54	56	61	77	63	59	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	56	55	55	54
Tue	54	56	83	97	75	64	62	60	60	59	59	59	61	59	56	55	54
Wed	54	57	80	94	75	64	60	61	60	61	61	61	61	59	56	56	55
Thu	54	56	74	94	76	64	61	62	60	61	61	60	62	58	57	56	54
Fri	54	57	70	82	67	61	61	62	62	62	61	60	61	59	58	56	55
Sat	55	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	59	60	59	61	60	58	55	55	55
Sun	55	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	57	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from South Gate to San Clemente (via I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 14 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 San Clemente 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 San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to San Clemente?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 54 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to San Clemente?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-73 South in Orange County (17 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

San Clemente 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	54	56	61	77	63	59	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	56	55	55	54
Tue	54	56	83	97	75	64	62	60	60	59	59	59	61	59	56	55	54
Wed	54	57	80	94	75	64	60	61	60	61	61	61	61	59	56	56	55
Thu	54	56	74	94	76	64	61	62	60	61	61	60	62	58	57	56	54
Fri	54	57	70	82	67	61	61	62	62	62	61	60	61	59	58	56	55
Sat	55	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	59	60	59	61	60	58	55	55	55
Sun	55	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	61	77	63	59	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	56	55	55	54
Tue	54	56	83	97	75	64	62	60	60	59	59	59	61	59	56	55	54
Wed	54	57	80	94	75	64	60	61	60	61	61	61	61	59	56	56	55
Thu	54	56	74	94	76	64	61	62	60	61	61	60	62	58	57	56	54
Fri	54	57	70	82	67	61	61	62	62	62	61	60	61	59	58	56	55
Sat	55	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	59	60	59	61	60	58	55	55	55
Sun	55	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	61	77	63	59	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	56	55	55	54
Tue	54	56	83	97	75	64	62	60	60	59	59	59	61	59	56	55	54
Wed	54	57	80	94	75	64	60	61	60	61	61	61	61	59	56	56	55
Thu	54	56	74	94	76	64	61	62	60	61	61	60	62	58	57	56	54
Fri	54	57	70	82	67	61	61	62	62	62	61	60	61	59	58	56	55
Sat	55	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	59	60	59	61	60	58	55	55	55
Sun	55	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	57	55