Best Time to Drive from Carson to El Monte

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 36 minutes via I-605 North and SR-91 East, usually 36 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Carson 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	28	29	34	36	35	35	36	35	36	40	47	50	53	47	35	30	28
Tue	28	30	36	40	38	37	37	37	38	46	56	64	68	57	40	32	28
Wed	27	30	35	40	38	36	36	37	37	43	56	62	64	55	40	32	29
Thu	28	30	35	38	37	37	38	37	40	46	56	61	66	52	38	33	29
Fri	28	30	34	36	37	37	39	40	43	52	60	60	57	49	39	33	29
Sat	28	29	29	29	30	31	33	34	34	35	36	36	35	34	32	31	29
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	31	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Carson to El Monte (via I-605 North and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.9 miles surface streets (1 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson 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 Carson to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 27 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to El Monte?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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El Monte to Carson (return trip) · Carson to Los Angeles · Carson to Long Beach · Carson to Anaheim · Carson to Riverside · Carson to Santa Ana · Carson to Irvine · Carson to Buena Park · Carson to San Bernardino · Carson to Fontana · Carson to Oxnard · Carson to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	29	34	36	35	35	36	35	36	40	47	50	53	47	35	30	28
Tue	28	30	36	40	38	37	37	37	38	46	56	64	68	57	40	32	28
Wed	27	30	35	40	38	36	36	37	37	43	56	62	64	55	40	32	29
Thu	28	30	35	38	37	37	38	37	40	46	56	61	66	52	38	33	29
Fri	28	30	34	36	37	37	39	40	43	52	60	60	57	49	39	33	29
Sat	28	29	29	29	30	31	33	34	34	35	36	36	35	34	32	31	29
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	31	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	29	34	36	35	35	36	35	36	40	47	50	53	47	35	30	28
Tue	28	30	36	40	38	37	37	37	38	46	56	64	68	57	40	32	28
Wed	27	30	35	40	38	36	36	37	37	43	56	62	64	55	40	32	29
Thu	28	30	35	38	37	37	38	37	40	46	56	61	66	52	38	33	29
Fri	28	30	34	36	37	37	39	40	43	52	60	60	57	49	39	33	29
Sat	28	29	29	29	30	31	33	34	34	35	36	36	35	34	32	31	29
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	31	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	29	34	36	35	35	36	35	36	40	47	50	53	47	35	30	28
Tue	28	30	36	40	38	37	37	37	38	46	56	64	68	57	40	32	28
Wed	27	30	35	40	38	36	36	37	37	43	56	62	64	55	40	32	29
Thu	28	30	35	38	37	37	38	37	40	46	56	61	66	52	38	33	29
Fri	28	30	34	36	37	37	39	40	43	52	60	60	57	49	39	33	29
Sat	28	29	29	29	30	31	33	34	34	35	36	36	35	34	32	31	29
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	31	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	29