Best Time to Drive from BUR to El Monte

Right now (11:03 am PDT): about 30 minutes via I-5 South and I-10 East, usually 37 at this time.

Only 20% 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 BUR 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	24	28	33	37	36	34	33	33	34	41	44	47	50	41	33	27	25
Tue	24	28	34	39	41	38	36	34	34	44	49	53	56	45	37	30	25
Wed	24	28	33	40	41	39	36	35	37	42	50	52	55	48	38	32	25
Thu	24	27	33	38	41	36	33	34	37	46	54	57	55	47	40	35	26
Fri	24	28	32	37	36	34	34	38	44	48	52	51	52	44	37	34	27
Sat	25	25	26	26	31	37	37	37	41	45	44	43	42	41	35	35	26
Sun	25	25	25	25	25	28	31	34	35	35	35	36	34	33	33	34	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from BUR to El Monte (via I-5 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 57 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 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) 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 BUR to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 24 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BUR to El Monte?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (11 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

El Monte to BUR (return trip) · BUR to Los Angeles · BUR to Santa Monica · BUR to Pasadena · BUR to Long Beach · BUR to West Covina · BUR to Santa Clarita · BUR to Torrance · BUR to LAX · BUR to Downey · BUR to Whittier · BUR to Thousand Oaks

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	28	33	37	36	34	33	33	34	41	44	47	50	41	33	27	25
Tue	24	28	34	39	41	38	36	34	34	44	49	53	56	45	37	30	25
Wed	24	28	33	40	41	39	36	35	37	42	50	52	55	48	38	32	25
Thu	24	27	33	38	41	36	33	34	37	46	54	57	55	47	40	35	26
Fri	24	28	32	37	36	34	34	38	44	48	52	51	52	44	37	34	27
Sat	25	25	26	26	31	37	37	37	41	45	44	43	42	41	35	35	26
Sun	25	25	25	25	25	28	31	34	35	35	35	36	34	33	33	34	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	28	33	37	36	34	33	33	34	41	44	47	50	41	33	27	25
Tue	24	28	34	39	41	38	36	34	34	44	49	53	56	45	37	30	25
Wed	24	28	33	40	41	39	36	35	37	42	50	52	55	48	38	32	25
Thu	24	27	33	38	41	36	33	34	37	46	54	57	55	47	40	35	26
Fri	24	28	32	37	36	34	34	38	44	48	52	51	52	44	37	34	27
Sat	25	25	26	26	31	37	37	37	41	45	44	43	42	41	35	35	26
Sun	25	25	25	25	25	28	31	34	35	35	35	36	34	33	33	34	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	28	33	37	36	34	33	33	34	41	44	47	50	41	33	27	25
Tue	24	28	34	39	41	38	36	34	34	44	49	53	56	45	37	30	25
Wed	24	28	33	40	41	39	36	35	37	42	50	52	55	48	38	32	25
Thu	24	27	33	38	41	36	33	34	37	46	54	57	55	47	40	35	26
Fri	24	28	32	37	36	34	34	38	44	48	52	51	52	44	37	34	27
Sat	25	25	26	26	31	37	37	37	41	45	44	43	42	41	35	35	26
Sun	25	25	25	25	25	28	31	34	35	35	35	36	34	33	33	34	29