Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to El Monte

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-210 East, usually 58 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Canyon Country 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	48	57	71	67	58	54	54	53	54	60	67	71	72	56	52	50	49
Tue	48	61	81	79	64	56	54	54	55	59	67	74	73	63	54	52	50
Wed	49	56	69	70	64	56	55	54	55	63	69	72	69	61	55	51	49
Thu	49	58	80	71	59	56	55	54	58	64	74	78	72	63	54	52	50
Fri	49	55	60	59	57	55	56	59	65	73	82	85	77	62	57	52	50
Sat	49	50	51	51	51	53	54	56	59	60	61	60	55	52	50	50	48
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	51	52	52	51	52	51	51	51	51	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Canyon Country to El Monte (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canyon Country to El Monte?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 48 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to El Monte?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (35 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (1 mile)

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More drives

El Monte to Canyon Country (return trip) · Canyon Country to Los Angeles · Canyon Country to Long Beach · Canyon Country to Anaheim · Canyon Country to Riverside · Canyon Country to Santa Ana · Canyon Country to Irvine · Canyon Country to Fontana · Canyon Country to Huntington Beach · Canyon Country to Glendale · Canyon Country to Garden Grove · Canyon Country 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	48	57	71	67	58	54	54	53	54	60	67	71	72	56	52	50	49
Tue	48	61	81	79	64	56	54	54	55	59	67	74	73	63	54	52	50
Wed	49	56	69	70	64	56	55	54	55	63	69	72	69	61	55	51	49
Thu	49	58	80	71	59	56	55	54	58	64	74	78	72	63	54	52	50
Fri	49	55	60	59	57	55	56	59	65	73	82	85	77	62	57	52	50
Sat	49	50	51	51	51	53	54	56	59	60	61	60	55	52	50	50	48
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	51	52	52	51	52	51	51	51	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	57	71	67	58	54	54	53	54	60	67	71	72	56	52	50	49
Tue	48	61	81	79	64	56	54	54	55	59	67	74	73	63	54	52	50
Wed	49	56	69	70	64	56	55	54	55	63	69	72	69	61	55	51	49
Thu	49	58	80	71	59	56	55	54	58	64	74	78	72	63	54	52	50
Fri	49	55	60	59	57	55	56	59	65	73	82	85	77	62	57	52	50
Sat	49	50	51	51	51	53	54	56	59	60	61	60	55	52	50	50	48
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	51	52	52	51	52	51	51	51	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	57	71	67	58	54	54	53	54	60	67	71	72	56	52	50	49
Tue	48	61	81	79	64	56	54	54	55	59	67	74	73	63	54	52	50
Wed	49	56	69	70	64	56	55	54	55	63	69	72	69	61	55	51	49
Thu	49	58	80	71	59	56	55	54	58	64	74	78	72	63	54	52	50
Fri	49	55	60	59	57	55	56	59	65	73	82	85	77	62	57	52	50
Sat	49	50	51	51	51	53	54	56	59	60	61	60	55	52	50	50	48
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	51	52	52	51	52	51	51	51	51	49