Best Time to Drive from Burbank to El Monte

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 32 minutes via I-10 East and I-5 South, usually 40 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Burbank 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	20	25	29	32	31	30	29	29	31	36	40	43	46	39	29	23	21
Tue	21	24	30	35	35	34	31	30	30	39	45	50	52	43	33	26	21
Wed	21	24	29	36	35	34	32	31	34	38	46	49	51	46	35	28	22
Thu	21	24	29	33	34	32	29	30	34	42	51	53	52	44	37	31	23
Fri	21	24	28	33	32	30	30	33	41	45	48	48	49	40	33	30	24
Sat	22	21	22	23	27	33	33	33	37	41	41	39	39	37	32	31	23
Sun	21	21	21	22	22	24	27	30	32	32	32	32	30	29	29	29	24

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Burbank to El Monte (via I-10 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 53 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 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burbank (East Olive Avenue) 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 Burbank to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 20 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to El Monte?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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