Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Yorba Linda

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 42 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 42 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 Yorba Linda 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	33	34	43	46	42	39	39	40	40	41	45	46	46	42	37	36	33
Tue	33	35	51	58	50	43	41	41	43	44	49	48	48	43	38	35	33
Wed	33	36	50	58	51	44	41	42	42	44	50	51	49	43	38	36	33
Thu	32	35	48	58	49	43	42	42	42	44	48	50	48	44	38	36	33
Fri	33	35	45	48	44	41	42	44	45	50	51	52	47	41	39	36	33
Sat	33	34	35	35	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	40	38	35	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	35	35	36	35	35	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from South Gate to Yorba Linda (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 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 Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Yorba Linda?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 32 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	43	46	42	39	39	40	40	41	45	46	46	42	37	36	33
Tue	33	35	51	58	50	43	41	41	43	44	49	48	48	43	38	35	33
Wed	33	36	50	58	51	44	41	42	42	44	50	51	49	43	38	36	33
Thu	32	35	48	58	49	43	42	42	42	44	48	50	48	44	38	36	33
Fri	33	35	45	48	44	41	42	44	45	50	51	52	47	41	39	36	33
Sat	33	34	35	35	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	40	38	35	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	35	35	36	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	43	46	42	39	39	40	40	41	45	46	46	42	37	36	33
Tue	33	35	51	58	50	43	41	41	43	44	49	48	48	43	38	35	33
Wed	33	36	50	58	51	44	41	42	42	44	50	51	49	43	38	36	33
Thu	32	35	48	58	49	43	42	42	42	44	48	50	48	44	38	36	33
Fri	33	35	45	48	44	41	42	44	45	50	51	52	47	41	39	36	33
Sat	33	34	35	35	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	40	38	35	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	35	35	36	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	43	46	42	39	39	40	40	41	45	46	46	42	37	36	33
Tue	33	35	51	58	50	43	41	41	43	44	49	48	48	43	38	35	33
Wed	33	36	50	58	51	44	41	42	42	44	50	51	49	43	38	36	33
Thu	32	35	48	58	49	43	42	42	42	44	48	50	48	44	38	36	33
Fri	33	35	45	48	44	41	42	44	45	50	51	52	47	41	39	36	33
Sat	33	34	35	35	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	40	38	35	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	35	35	36	35	35	33