Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to South Gate

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 57 minutes via US-101 South, usually 51 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 Woodland Hills 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	34	38	41	41	42	42	43	46	47	52	68	76	75	62	55	42	35
Tue	34	37	42	45	44	45	47	46	48	55	75	72	73	63	56	44	36
Wed	34	38	44	44	43	45	43	44	47	52	64	72	80	62	54	45	36
Thu	34	38	42	42	41	43	46	46	47	57	76	90	86	65	58	47	38
Fri	35	38	44	45	43	44	46	54	55	69	83	87	82	72	54	45	37
Sat	35	35	36	38	39	41	46	46	52	53	56	50	52	48	46	44	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	37	40	43	44	44	47	52	58	54	52	46	45	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Woodland Hills to South Gate (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (60 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 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 Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to South Gate?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	41	41	42	42	43	46	47	52	68	76	75	62	55	42	35
Tue	34	37	42	45	44	45	47	46	48	55	75	72	73	63	56	44	36
Wed	34	38	44	44	43	45	43	44	47	52	64	72	80	62	54	45	36
Thu	34	38	42	42	41	43	46	46	47	57	76	90	86	65	58	47	38
Fri	35	38	44	45	43	44	46	54	55	69	83	87	82	72	54	45	37
Sat	35	35	36	38	39	41	46	46	52	53	56	50	52	48	46	44	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	37	40	43	44	44	47	52	58	54	52	46	45	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	41	41	42	42	43	46	47	52	68	76	75	62	55	42	35
Tue	34	37	42	45	44	45	47	46	48	55	75	72	73	63	56	44	36
Wed	34	38	44	44	43	45	43	44	47	52	64	72	80	62	54	45	36
Thu	34	38	42	42	41	43	46	46	47	57	76	90	86	65	58	47	38
Fri	35	38	44	45	43	44	46	54	55	69	83	87	82	72	54	45	37
Sat	35	35	36	38	39	41	46	46	52	53	56	50	52	48	46	44	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	37	40	43	44	44	47	52	58	54	52	46	45	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	41	41	42	42	43	46	47	52	68	76	75	62	55	42	35
Tue	34	37	42	45	44	45	47	46	48	55	75	72	73	63	56	44	36
Wed	34	38	44	44	43	45	43	44	47	52	64	72	80	62	54	45	36
Thu	34	38	42	42	41	43	46	46	47	57	76	90	86	65	58	47	38
Fri	35	38	44	45	43	44	46	54	55	69	83	87	82	72	54	45	37
Sat	35	35	36	38	39	41	46	46	52	53	56	50	52	48	46	44	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	37	40	43	44	44	47	52	58	54	52	46	45	38