Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Woodland Hills

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 48 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Woodland Hills 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	36	44	61	64	59	54	50	49	49	49	51	63	78	56	43	38	36
Tue	36	47	63	71	64	60	53	51	46	50	56	78	79	62	45	40	37
Wed	36	46	60	64	61	59	51	51	50	52	58	85	90	69	49	41	37
Thu	36	43	60	66	61	56	51	49	48	52	61	75	87	64	48	42	37
Fri	36	44	53	58	58	50	50	51	52	52	57	61	57	52	49	45	38
Sat	36	37	38	39	43	49	52	50	53	52	52	53	53	51	52	47	38
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	39	45	48	51	51	52	56	50	49	49	46	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from South Gate to Woodland Hills (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (56 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 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 Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Woodland Hills?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Woodland Hills 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	36	44	61	64	59	54	50	49	49	49	51	63	78	56	43	38	36
Tue	36	47	63	71	64	60	53	51	46	50	56	78	79	62	45	40	37
Wed	36	46	60	64	61	59	51	51	50	52	58	85	90	69	49	41	37
Thu	36	43	60	66	61	56	51	49	48	52	61	75	87	64	48	42	37
Fri	36	44	53	58	58	50	50	51	52	52	57	61	57	52	49	45	38
Sat	36	37	38	39	43	49	52	50	53	52	52	53	53	51	52	47	38
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	39	45	48	51	51	52	56	50	49	49	46	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	61	64	59	54	50	49	49	49	51	63	78	56	43	38	36
Tue	36	47	63	71	64	60	53	51	46	50	56	78	79	62	45	40	37
Wed	36	46	60	64	61	59	51	51	50	52	58	85	90	69	49	41	37
Thu	36	43	60	66	61	56	51	49	48	52	61	75	87	64	48	42	37
Fri	36	44	53	58	58	50	50	51	52	52	57	61	57	52	49	45	38
Sat	36	37	38	39	43	49	52	50	53	52	52	53	53	51	52	47	38
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	39	45	48	51	51	52	56	50	49	49	46	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	61	64	59	54	50	49	49	49	51	63	78	56	43	38	36
Tue	36	47	63	71	64	60	53	51	46	50	56	78	79	62	45	40	37
Wed	36	46	60	64	61	59	51	51	50	52	58	85	90	69	49	41	37
Thu	36	43	60	66	61	56	51	49	48	52	61	75	87	64	48	42	37
Fri	36	44	53	58	58	50	50	51	52	52	57	61	57	52	49	45	38
Sat	36	37	38	39	43	49	52	50	53	52	52	53	53	51	52	47	38
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	39	45	48	51	51	52	56	50	49	49	46	39