Best Time to Drive from Upland to South Gate

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-10 West, usually 41 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Upland to South Gate 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	38	55	67	64	56	50	48	48	47	44	43	43	42	41	40	40	39
Tue	38	60	80	74	61	54	50	46	46	44	43	43	43	43	40	39	39
Wed	38	59	76	73	62	55	51	47	46	44	46	43	43	44	41	40	39
Thu	38	56	71	64	55	53	51	47	45	46	44	43	44	43	41	40	39
Fri	38	49	55	54	51	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	44	45	42	40	39
Sat	39	40	41	41	43	45	47	47	48	48	46	45	46	45	42	41	39
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	43	43	43	44	44	43	42	42	42	42	42	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Upland to South Gate (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Upland to central South Gate 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 Upland to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to South Gate?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (28 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

South Gate to Upland (return trip) · Upland to Los Angeles · Upland to Long Beach · Upland to Anaheim · Upland to Santa Ana · Upland to Irvine · Upland to San Bernardino · Upland to Fontana · Upland to Moreno Valley · Upland to Huntington Beach · Upland to Glendale · Upland to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	55	67	64	56	50	48	48	47	44	43	43	42	41	40	40	39
Tue	38	60	80	74	61	54	50	46	46	44	43	43	43	43	40	39	39
Wed	38	59	76	73	62	55	51	47	46	44	46	43	43	44	41	40	39
Thu	38	56	71	64	55	53	51	47	45	46	44	43	44	43	41	40	39
Fri	38	49	55	54	51	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	44	45	42	40	39
Sat	39	40	41	41	43	45	47	47	48	48	46	45	46	45	42	41	39
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	43	43	43	44	44	43	42	42	42	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	55	67	64	56	50	48	48	47	44	43	43	42	41	40	40	39
Tue	38	60	80	74	61	54	50	46	46	44	43	43	43	43	40	39	39
Wed	38	59	76	73	62	55	51	47	46	44	46	43	43	44	41	40	39
Thu	38	56	71	64	55	53	51	47	45	46	44	43	44	43	41	40	39
Fri	38	49	55	54	51	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	44	45	42	40	39
Sat	39	40	41	41	43	45	47	47	48	48	46	45	46	45	42	41	39
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	43	43	43	44	44	43	42	42	42	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	55	67	64	56	50	48	48	47	44	43	43	42	41	40	40	39
Tue	38	60	80	74	61	54	50	46	46	44	43	43	43	43	40	39	39
Wed	38	59	76	73	62	55	51	47	46	44	46	43	43	44	41	40	39
Thu	38	56	71	64	55	53	51	47	45	46	44	43	44	43	41	40	39
Fri	38	49	55	54	51	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	44	45	42	40	39
Sat	39	40	41	41	43	45	47	47	48	48	46	45	46	45	42	41	39
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	43	43	43	44	44	43	42	42	42	42	42	40