Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Westminster

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 27 minutes via I-405 South and I-710 South, usually 27 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 Westminster 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	27	34	37	33	31	30	30	30	31	34	36	36	33	29	27	26
Tue	25	28	38	41	36	32	31	31	31	32	36	39	41	36	30	27	26
Wed	25	28	38	41	36	33	31	31	31	32	36	39	39	35	29	27	26
Thu	25	28	38	41	37	33	32	32	32	34	37	39	40	36	31	27	26
Fri	25	27	33	37	34	32	32	34	35	37	40	40	40	37	32	28	26
Sat	25	26	26	27	27	28	29	31	32	33	32	32	32	31	28	26	26
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	28	29	29	30	28	28	28	27	27	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from South Gate to Westminster (via I-405 South and I-710 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 15 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 Westminster 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 Westminster?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 25 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Westminster?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (7 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Westminster 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	25	27	34	37	33	31	30	30	30	31	34	36	36	33	29	27	26
Tue	25	28	38	41	36	32	31	31	31	32	36	39	41	36	30	27	26
Wed	25	28	38	41	36	33	31	31	31	32	36	39	39	35	29	27	26
Thu	25	28	38	41	37	33	32	32	32	34	37	39	40	36	31	27	26
Fri	25	27	33	37	34	32	32	34	35	37	40	40	40	37	32	28	26
Sat	25	26	26	27	27	28	29	31	32	33	32	32	32	31	28	26	26
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	28	29	29	30	28	28	28	27	27	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	27	34	37	33	31	30	30	30	31	34	36	36	33	29	27	26
Tue	25	28	38	41	36	32	31	31	31	32	36	39	41	36	30	27	26
Wed	25	28	38	41	36	33	31	31	31	32	36	39	39	35	29	27	26
Thu	25	28	38	41	37	33	32	32	32	34	37	39	40	36	31	27	26
Fri	25	27	33	37	34	32	32	34	35	37	40	40	40	37	32	28	26
Sat	25	26	26	27	27	28	29	31	32	33	32	32	32	31	28	26	26
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	28	29	29	30	28	28	28	27	27	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	27	34	37	33	31	30	30	30	31	34	36	36	33	29	27	26
Tue	25	28	38	41	36	32	31	31	31	32	36	39	41	36	30	27	26
Wed	25	28	38	41	36	33	31	31	31	32	36	39	39	35	29	27	26
Thu	25	28	38	41	37	33	32	32	32	34	37	39	40	36	31	27	26
Fri	25	27	33	37	34	32	32	34	35	37	40	40	40	37	32	28	26
Sat	25	26	26	27	27	28	29	31	32	33	32	32	32	31	28	26	26
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	28	29	29	30	28	28	28	27	27	26