Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to South Gate

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via US-101 South, usually 49 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 Van Nuys 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	29	33	36	36	36	36	38	36	37	41	46	54	55	43	34	33	30
Tue	29	31	36	36	35	37	38	37	39	42	54	61	62	49	38	32	30
Wed	29	31	36	35	33	35	38	37	39	42	53	61	60	51	39	34	30
Thu	29	32	35	35	34	36	39	39	40	45	59	69	64	52	39	34	31
Fri	29	31	36	37	37	36	39	42	43	48	63	61	63	49	39	35	31
Sat	30	30	31	34	35	35	40	40	42	43	49	46	49	37	36	36	31
Sun	30	29	29	30	32	37	39	41	40	41	38	41	39	37	37	37	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Van Nuys to South Gate (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Van Nuys 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 Van Nuys to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to South Gate?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 29 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to South Gate?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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South Gate to Van Nuys (return trip) · Van Nuys to Los Angeles · Van Nuys to Santa Monica · Van Nuys to Pasadena · Van Nuys to Long Beach · Van Nuys to West Covina · Van Nuys to Glendale · Van Nuys to Santa Clarita · Van Nuys to Torrance · Van Nuys to LAX · Van Nuys to Culver City · Van Nuys to El Monte

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	33	36	36	36	36	38	36	37	41	46	54	55	43	34	33	30
Tue	29	31	36	36	35	37	38	37	39	42	54	61	62	49	38	32	30
Wed	29	31	36	35	33	35	38	37	39	42	53	61	60	51	39	34	30
Thu	29	32	35	35	34	36	39	39	40	45	59	69	64	52	39	34	31
Fri	29	31	36	37	37	36	39	42	43	48	63	61	63	49	39	35	31
Sat	30	30	31	34	35	35	40	40	42	43	49	46	49	37	36	36	31
Sun	30	29	29	30	32	37	39	41	40	41	38	41	39	37	37	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	33	36	36	36	36	38	36	37	41	46	54	55	43	34	33	30
Tue	29	31	36	36	35	37	38	37	39	42	54	61	62	49	38	32	30
Wed	29	31	36	35	33	35	38	37	39	42	53	61	60	51	39	34	30
Thu	29	32	35	35	34	36	39	39	40	45	59	69	64	52	39	34	31
Fri	29	31	36	37	37	36	39	42	43	48	63	61	63	49	39	35	31
Sat	30	30	31	34	35	35	40	40	42	43	49	46	49	37	36	36	31
Sun	30	29	29	30	32	37	39	41	40	41	38	41	39	37	37	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	33	36	36	36	36	38	36	37	41	46	54	55	43	34	33	30
Tue	29	31	36	36	35	37	38	37	39	42	54	61	62	49	38	32	30
Wed	29	31	36	35	33	35	38	37	39	42	53	61	60	51	39	34	30
Thu	29	32	35	35	34	36	39	39	40	45	59	69	64	52	39	34	31
Fri	29	31	36	37	37	36	39	42	43	48	63	61	63	49	39	35	31
Sat	30	30	31	34	35	35	40	40	42	43	49	46	49	37	36	36	31
Sun	30	29	29	30	32	37	39	41	40	41	38	41	39	37	37	37	33