Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Woodland Hills

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 56 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 96 at this time.

Only 4% 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	49	87	90	87	74	70	68	71	79	93	94	80	65	56	41	37
Tue	36	55	84	97	94	86	69	70	68	92	101	92	74	63	58	44	37
Wed	35	56	83	87	94	83	74	73	73	88	93	90	75	61	61	48	38
Thu	36	50	81	87	89	77	70	71	79	95	101	95	77	63	62	58	38
Fri	36	44	71	83	77	70	69	79	92	100	95	89	79	68	71	61	40
Sat	37	37	38	45	49	72	76	83	94	93	93	96	87	85	80	66	42
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	48	65	75	83	84	87	80	77	76	73	62	43

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 35 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (96 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 10 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 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 35 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 101 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	49	87	90	87	74	70	68	71	79	93	94	80	65	56	41	37
Tue	36	55	84	97	94	86	69	70	68	92	101	92	74	63	58	44	37
Wed	35	56	83	87	94	83	74	73	73	88	93	90	75	61	61	48	38
Thu	36	50	81	87	89	77	70	71	79	95	101	95	77	63	62	58	38
Fri	36	44	71	83	77	70	69	79	92	100	95	89	79	68	71	61	40
Sat	37	37	38	45	49	72	76	83	94	93	93	96	87	85	80	66	42
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	48	65	75	83	84	87	80	77	76	73	62	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	49	87	90	87	74	70	68	71	79	93	94	80	65	56	41	37
Tue	36	55	84	97	94	86	69	70	68	92	101	92	74	63	58	44	37
Wed	35	56	83	87	94	83	74	73	73	88	93	90	75	61	61	48	38
Thu	36	50	81	87	89	77	70	71	79	95	101	95	77	63	62	58	38
Fri	36	44	71	83	77	70	69	79	92	100	95	89	79	68	71	61	40
Sat	37	37	38	45	49	72	76	83	94	93	93	96	87	85	80	66	42
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	48	65	75	83	84	87	80	77	76	73	62	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	49	87	90	87	74	70	68	71	79	93	94	80	65	56	41	37
Tue	36	55	84	97	94	86	69	70	68	92	101	92	74	63	58	44	37
Wed	35	56	83	87	94	83	74	73	73	88	93	90	75	61	61	48	38
Thu	36	50	81	87	89	77	70	71	79	95	101	95	77	63	62	58	38
Fri	36	44	71	83	77	70	69	79	92	100	95	89	79	68	71	61	40
Sat	37	37	38	45	49	72	76	83	94	93	93	96	87	85	80	66	42
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	48	65	75	83	84	87	80	77	76	73	62	43