Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Sawtelle

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 22 minutes via I-105 West and I-405 North.

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 Sawtelle 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	21	32	50	48	46	42	36	34	33	29	30	26	26	27	24	23	22
Tue	21	41	94	91	69	61	53	39	39	36	36	31	34	38	26	24	22
Wed	22	42	99	99	73	59	49	43	40	37	39	36	37	40	28	26	22
Thu	22	44	90	87	62	60	50	43	36	36	38	35	40	36	29	26	22
Fri	21	44	85	71	50	46	52	48	44	44	40	34	26	26	27	25	22
Sat	23	22	23	24	28	39	45	44	50	50	44	40	40	31	33	27	23
Sun	23	23	23	23	24	27	33	40	52	51	48	37	34	31	30	28	23

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from South Gate to Sawtelle (via I-105 West and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (54 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 23 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 Sawtelle 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 Sawtelle?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 21 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Sawtelle?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-105 West in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-405 North 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	21	32	50	48	46	42	36	34	33	29	30	26	26	27	24	23	22
Tue	21	41	94	91	69	61	53	39	39	36	36	31	34	38	26	24	22
Wed	22	42	99	99	73	59	49	43	40	37	39	36	37	40	28	26	22
Thu	22	44	90	87	62	60	50	43	36	36	38	35	40	36	29	26	22
Fri	21	44	85	71	50	46	52	48	44	44	40	34	26	26	27	25	22
Sat	23	22	23	24	28	39	45	44	50	50	44	40	40	31	33	27	23
Sun	23	23	23	23	24	27	33	40	52	51	48	37	34	31	30	28	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	32	50	48	46	42	36	34	33	29	30	26	26	27	24	23	22
Tue	21	41	94	91	69	61	53	39	39	36	36	31	34	38	26	24	22
Wed	22	42	99	99	73	59	49	43	40	37	39	36	37	40	28	26	22
Thu	22	44	90	87	62	60	50	43	36	36	38	35	40	36	29	26	22
Fri	21	44	85	71	50	46	52	48	44	44	40	34	26	26	27	25	22
Sat	23	22	23	24	28	39	45	44	50	50	44	40	40	31	33	27	23
Sun	23	23	23	23	24	27	33	40	52	51	48	37	34	31	30	28	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	32	50	48	46	42	36	34	33	29	30	26	26	27	24	23	22
Tue	21	41	94	91	69	61	53	39	39	36	36	31	34	38	26	24	22
Wed	22	42	99	99	73	59	49	43	40	37	39	36	37	40	28	26	22
Thu	22	44	90	87	62	60	50	43	36	36	38	35	40	36	29	26	22
Fri	21	44	85	71	50	46	52	48	44	44	40	34	26	26	27	25	22
Sat	23	22	23	24	28	39	45	44	50	50	44	40	40	31	33	27	23
Sun	23	23	23	23	24	27	33	40	52	51	48	37	34	31	30	28	23