Best Time to Drive from Valencia to South Gate

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-5 South, usually 50 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Valencia 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	44	56	70	75	62	56	55	54	55	56	54	56	55	52	49	47	44
Tue	43	64	89	100	76	63	57	55	54	61	65	66	65	56	52	49	46
Wed	43	52	63	81	78	62	58	56	55	61	64	65	69	59	52	49	45
Thu	45	57	86	95	71	59	55	55	60	66	67	67	69	58	50	50	45
Fri	44	53	58	63	59	56	58	63	69	71	67	66	66	59	56	54	49
Sat	46	48	48	49	54	56	59	64	69	67	67	67	67	63	57	52	44
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	49	53	55	57	56	59	57	55	56	57	55	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Valencia to South Gate (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia 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 Valencia to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 43 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to South Gate?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (38 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	56	70	75	62	56	55	54	55	56	54	56	55	52	49	47	44
Tue	43	64	89	100	76	63	57	55	54	61	65	66	65	56	52	49	46
Wed	43	52	63	81	78	62	58	56	55	61	64	65	69	59	52	49	45
Thu	45	57	86	95	71	59	55	55	60	66	67	67	69	58	50	50	45
Fri	44	53	58	63	59	56	58	63	69	71	67	66	66	59	56	54	49
Sat	46	48	48	49	54	56	59	64	69	67	67	67	67	63	57	52	44
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	49	53	55	57	56	59	57	55	56	57	55	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	56	70	75	62	56	55	54	55	56	54	56	55	52	49	47	44
Tue	43	64	89	100	76	63	57	55	54	61	65	66	65	56	52	49	46
Wed	43	52	63	81	78	62	58	56	55	61	64	65	69	59	52	49	45
Thu	45	57	86	95	71	59	55	55	60	66	67	67	69	58	50	50	45
Fri	44	53	58	63	59	56	58	63	69	71	67	66	66	59	56	54	49
Sat	46	48	48	49	54	56	59	64	69	67	67	67	67	63	57	52	44
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	49	53	55	57	56	59	57	55	56	57	55	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	56	70	75	62	56	55	54	55	56	54	56	55	52	49	47	44
Tue	43	64	89	100	76	63	57	55	54	61	65	66	65	56	52	49	46
Wed	43	52	63	81	78	62	58	56	55	61	64	65	69	59	52	49	45
Thu	45	57	86	95	71	59	55	55	60	66	67	67	69	58	50	50	45
Fri	44	53	58	63	59	56	58	63	69	71	67	66	66	59	56	54	49
Sat	46	48	48	49	54	56	59	64	69	67	67	67	67	63	57	52	44
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	49	53	55	57	56	59	57	55	56	57	55	47