Best Time to Drive from Yucaipa to South Gate

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 97 minutes via I-10 West, usually 83 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Yucaipa 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	75	102	104	102	91	84	83	81	80	82	80	79	79	75	74	74	72
Tue	75	105	115	114	98	88	83	81	82	81	81	82	88	82	77	76	72
Wed	76	104	117	111	100	88	85	82	83	82	82	84	93	100	96	81	72
Thu	76	101	109	106	96	88	83	81	83	83	83	82	96	83	81	77	72
Fri	74	87	92	95	86	84	84	84	83	85	83	87	100	102	84	84	72
Sat	72	75	75	78	77	80	81	85	85	83	84	81	83	79	76	74	71
Sun	72	72	72	73	74	76	77	79	79	78	76	77	77	91	95	90	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Yucaipa to South Gate (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (95 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yucaipa 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 Yucaipa to South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 72 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yucaipa to South Gate?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Inland Empire (35 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (28 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	102	104	102	91	84	83	81	80	82	80	79	79	75	74	74	72
Tue	75	105	115	114	98	88	83	81	82	81	81	82	88	82	77	76	72
Wed	76	104	117	111	100	88	85	82	83	82	82	84	93	100	96	81	72
Thu	76	101	109	106	96	88	83	81	83	83	83	82	96	83	81	77	72
Fri	74	87	92	95	86	84	84	84	83	85	83	87	100	102	84	84	72
Sat	72	75	75	78	77	80	81	85	85	83	84	81	83	79	76	74	71
Sun	72	72	72	73	74	76	77	79	79	78	76	77	77	91	95	90	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	102	104	102	91	84	83	81	80	82	80	79	79	75	74	74	72
Tue	75	105	115	114	98	88	83	81	82	81	81	82	88	82	77	76	72
Wed	76	104	117	111	100	88	85	82	83	82	82	84	93	100	96	81	72
Thu	76	101	109	106	96	88	83	81	83	83	83	82	96	83	81	77	72
Fri	74	87	92	95	86	84	84	84	83	85	83	87	100	102	84	84	72
Sat	72	75	75	78	77	80	81	85	85	83	84	81	83	79	76	74	71
Sun	72	72	72	73	74	76	77	79	79	78	76	77	77	91	95	90	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	102	104	102	91	84	83	81	80	82	80	79	79	75	74	74	72
Tue	75	105	115	114	98	88	83	81	82	81	81	82	88	82	77	76	72
Wed	76	104	117	111	100	88	85	82	83	82	82	84	93	100	96	81	72
Thu	76	101	109	106	96	88	83	81	83	83	83	82	96	83	81	77	72
Fri	74	87	92	95	86	84	84	84	83	85	83	87	100	102	84	84	72
Sat	72	75	75	78	77	80	81	85	85	83	84	81	83	79	76	74	71
Sun	72	72	72	73	74	76	77	79	79	78	76	77	77	91	95	90	71