Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to El Monte

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 78 minutes via I-15 South and I-210 West, usually 81 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Apple Valley 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	82	104	110	103	93	86	83	82	82	83	81	79	78	77	78	79	74
Tue	82	105	111	103	87	82	81	80	79	78	78	77	77	76	78	78	74
Wed	82	99	103	96	87	83	81	80	80	79	78	77	77	77	78	78	73
Thu	82	100	100	94	85	83	80	81	81	80	80	81	79	78	77	77	73
Fri	77	85	84	85	83	82	81	81	80	82	83	83	85	80	77	77	74
Sat	74	75	74	76	77	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	80	76	75	75	72
Sun	73	73	74	75	75	76	78	80	82	83	83	82	84	83	81	80	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Apple Valley to El Monte (via I-15 South and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 2:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (84 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (10 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave after 2:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Apple Valley to El Monte?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 73 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to El Monte?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (1 mile)

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More drives

El Monte to Apple Valley (return trip) · Apple Valley to Los Angeles · Apple Valley to Anaheim · Apple Valley to Riverside · Apple Valley to Santa Ana · Apple Valley to Irvine · Apple Valley to San Bernardino · Apple Valley to Fontana · Apple Valley to Moreno Valley · Apple Valley to Glendale · Apple Valley to Garden Grove · Apple Valley to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	104	110	103	93	86	83	82	82	83	81	79	78	77	78	79	74
Tue	82	105	111	103	87	82	81	80	79	78	78	77	77	76	78	78	74
Wed	82	99	103	96	87	83	81	80	80	79	78	77	77	77	78	78	73
Thu	82	100	100	94	85	83	80	81	81	80	80	81	79	78	77	77	73
Fri	77	85	84	85	83	82	81	81	80	82	83	83	85	80	77	77	74
Sat	74	75	74	76	77	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	80	76	75	75	72
Sun	73	73	74	75	75	76	78	80	82	83	83	82	84	83	81	80	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	104	110	103	93	86	83	82	82	83	81	79	78	77	78	79	74
Tue	82	105	111	103	87	82	81	80	79	78	78	77	77	76	78	78	74
Wed	82	99	103	96	87	83	81	80	80	79	78	77	77	77	78	78	73
Thu	82	100	100	94	85	83	80	81	81	80	80	81	79	78	77	77	73
Fri	77	85	84	85	83	82	81	81	80	82	83	83	85	80	77	77	74
Sat	74	75	74	76	77	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	80	76	75	75	72
Sun	73	73	74	75	75	76	78	80	82	83	83	82	84	83	81	80	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	104	110	103	93	86	83	82	82	83	81	79	78	77	78	79	74
Tue	82	105	111	103	87	82	81	80	79	78	78	77	77	76	78	78	74
Wed	82	99	103	96	87	83	81	80	80	79	78	77	77	77	78	78	73
Thu	82	100	100	94	85	83	80	81	81	80	80	81	79	78	77	77	73
Fri	77	85	84	85	83	82	81	81	80	82	83	83	85	80	77	77	74
Sat	74	75	74	76	77	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	80	76	75	75	72
Sun	73	73	74	75	75	76	78	80	82	83	83	82	84	83	81	80	73