Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to El Monte

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-605 North and I-405 North and SR-73 North, usually 52 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Aliso Viejo to El Monte 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	46	49	54	57	55	55	56	56	56	60	66	69	67	60	52	50	49
Tue	47	50	58	60	56	55	55	56	56	61	64	71	75	65	55	50	48
Wed	47	50	55	58	56	55	55	56	56	61	65	73	73	65	56	52	48
Thu	47	50	55	57	57	55	56	57	59	61	64	71	71	61	54	52	48
Fri	47	49	53	54	54	56	58	58	61	67	67	70	70	64	57	54	48
Sat	47	47	48	48	49	51	53	53	53	54	56	56	54	54	51	51	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	49	50	51	52	52	51	51	50	51	52	52	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Aliso Viejo to El Monte (via I-605 North and I-405 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (about 3 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Aliso Viejo to central El Monte 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 Aliso Viejo to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Aliso Viejo to El Monte?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 46 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Aliso Viejo to El Monte?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (13 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

El Monte to Aliso Viejo (return trip) · Aliso Viejo to Los Angeles · Aliso Viejo to Santa Monica · Aliso Viejo to San Diego · Aliso Viejo to Long Beach · Aliso Viejo to Anaheim · Aliso Viejo to Riverside · Aliso Viejo to Santa Ana · Aliso Viejo to Irvine · Aliso Viejo to San Bernardino · Aliso Viejo to Fontana · Aliso Viejo to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	54	57	55	55	56	56	56	60	66	69	67	60	52	50	49
Tue	47	50	58	60	56	55	55	56	56	61	64	71	75	65	55	50	48
Wed	47	50	55	58	56	55	55	56	56	61	65	73	73	65	56	52	48
Thu	47	50	55	57	57	55	56	57	59	61	64	71	71	61	54	52	48
Fri	47	49	53	54	54	56	58	58	61	67	67	70	70	64	57	54	48
Sat	47	47	48	48	49	51	53	53	53	54	56	56	54	54	51	51	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	49	50	51	52	52	51	51	50	51	52	52	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	54	57	55	55	56	56	56	60	66	69	67	60	52	50	49
Tue	47	50	58	60	56	55	55	56	56	61	64	71	75	65	55	50	48
Wed	47	50	55	58	56	55	55	56	56	61	65	73	73	65	56	52	48
Thu	47	50	55	57	57	55	56	57	59	61	64	71	71	61	54	52	48
Fri	47	49	53	54	54	56	58	58	61	67	67	70	70	64	57	54	48
Sat	47	47	48	48	49	51	53	53	53	54	56	56	54	54	51	51	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	49	50	51	52	52	51	51	50	51	52	52	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	54	57	55	55	56	56	56	60	66	69	67	60	52	50	49
Tue	47	50	58	60	56	55	55	56	56	61	64	71	75	65	55	50	48
Wed	47	50	55	58	56	55	55	56	56	61	65	73	73	65	56	52	48
Thu	47	50	55	57	57	55	56	57	59	61	64	71	71	61	54	52	48
Fri	47	49	53	54	54	56	58	58	61	67	67	70	70	64	57	54	48
Sat	47	47	48	48	49	51	53	53	53	54	56	56	54	54	51	51	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	49	50	51	52	52	51	51	50	51	52	52	47