Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to El Monte

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Anaheim 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	27	28	33	37	35	34	34	33	34	40	47	48	45	42	33	29	27
Tue	27	29	35	43	37	35	34	35	35	41	48	50	51	46	37	29	27
Wed	27	29	34	39	37	34	33	34	34	40	47	49	50	44	37	31	27
Thu	27	29	35	39	36	36	35	34	35	40	48	51	52	45	35	30	27
Fri	27	29	33	35	33	33	35	35	39	43	49	46	46	42	36	31	28
Sat	27	27	28	28	29	30	32	32	33	34	36	37	39	35	31	30	28
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Anaheim to El Monte (via I-5 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (8 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central El Monte (Valley Boulevard) 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 Anaheim to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Anaheim to El Monte?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 27 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to El Monte?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (13 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	33	37	35	34	34	33	34	40	47	48	45	42	33	29	27
Tue	27	29	35	43	37	35	34	35	35	41	48	50	51	46	37	29	27
Wed	27	29	34	39	37	34	33	34	34	40	47	49	50	44	37	31	27
Thu	27	29	35	39	36	36	35	34	35	40	48	51	52	45	35	30	27
Fri	27	29	33	35	33	33	35	35	39	43	49	46	46	42	36	31	28
Sat	27	27	28	28	29	30	32	32	33	34	36	37	39	35	31	30	28
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	33	37	35	34	34	33	34	40	47	48	45	42	33	29	27
Tue	27	29	35	43	37	35	34	35	35	41	48	50	51	46	37	29	27
Wed	27	29	34	39	37	34	33	34	34	40	47	49	50	44	37	31	27
Thu	27	29	35	39	36	36	35	34	35	40	48	51	52	45	35	30	27
Fri	27	29	33	35	33	33	35	35	39	43	49	46	46	42	36	31	28
Sat	27	27	28	28	29	30	32	32	33	34	36	37	39	35	31	30	28
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	33	37	35	34	34	33	34	40	47	48	45	42	33	29	27
Tue	27	29	35	43	37	35	34	35	35	41	48	50	51	46	37	29	27
Wed	27	29	34	39	37	34	33	34	34	40	47	49	50	44	37	31	27
Thu	27	29	35	39	36	36	35	34	35	40	48	51	52	45	35	30	27
Fri	27	29	33	35	33	33	35	35	39	43	49	46	46	42	36	31	28
Sat	27	27	28	28	29	30	32	32	33	34	36	37	39	35	31	30	28
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	28