Best Time to Drive from Camarillo to El Monte

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 86 minutes via US-101 South, usually 88 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Camarillo 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	57	69	72	75	77	76	77	81	89	100	117	114	110	94	77	62	58
Tue	57	69	74	76	79	77	77	78	89	107	116	113	108	97	84	65	58
Wed	57	68	73	75	77	75	76	79	86	100	108	125	117	96	85	69	60
Thu	58	68	73	75	78	74	75	80	87	111	125	131	115	99	88	72	60
Fri	57	67	71	74	74	75	78	95	102	121	129	126	116	104	83	70	60
Sat	58	58	61	64	70	72	79	82	94	89	91	87	90	85	81	71	60
Sun	58	58	58	59	61	68	75	77	80	82	97	90	94	82	80	71	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Camarillo to El Monte (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (97 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Camarillo 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 Camarillo to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 57 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Camarillo to El Monte?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	69	72	75	77	76	77	81	89	100	117	114	110	94	77	62	58
Tue	57	69	74	76	79	77	77	78	89	107	116	113	108	97	84	65	58
Wed	57	68	73	75	77	75	76	79	86	100	108	125	117	96	85	69	60
Thu	58	68	73	75	78	74	75	80	87	111	125	131	115	99	88	72	60
Fri	57	67	71	74	74	75	78	95	102	121	129	126	116	104	83	70	60
Sat	58	58	61	64	70	72	79	82	94	89	91	87	90	85	81	71	60
Sun	58	58	58	59	61	68	75	77	80	82	97	90	94	82	80	71	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	69	72	75	77	76	77	81	89	100	117	114	110	94	77	62	58
Tue	57	69	74	76	79	77	77	78	89	107	116	113	108	97	84	65	58
Wed	57	68	73	75	77	75	76	79	86	100	108	125	117	96	85	69	60
Thu	58	68	73	75	78	74	75	80	87	111	125	131	115	99	88	72	60
Fri	57	67	71	74	74	75	78	95	102	121	129	126	116	104	83	70	60
Sat	58	58	61	64	70	72	79	82	94	89	91	87	90	85	81	71	60
Sun	58	58	58	59	61	68	75	77	80	82	97	90	94	82	80	71	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	69	72	75	77	76	77	81	89	100	117	114	110	94	77	62	58
Tue	57	69	74	76	79	77	77	78	89	107	116	113	108	97	84	65	58
Wed	57	68	73	75	77	75	76	79	86	100	108	125	117	96	85	69	60
Thu	58	68	73	75	78	74	75	80	87	111	125	131	115	99	88	72	60
Fri	57	67	71	74	74	75	78	95	102	121	129	126	116	104	83	70	60
Sat	58	58	61	64	70	72	79	82	94	89	91	87	90	85	81	71	60
Sun	58	58	58	59	61	68	75	77	80	82	97	90	94	82	80	71	61