Best Time to Drive from Chino Hills to El Monte

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 31 minutes via I-10 West, usually 30 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 Chino Hills 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	46	59	53	51	42	38	33	29	28	28	28	27	26	26	25	24
Tue	23	41	58	48	41	38	33	30	32	29	27	31	29	31	31	30	28
Wed	24	44	59	48	47	37	35	31	29	29	32	34	30	39	35	34	26
Thu	24	43	57	45	40	37	36	31	31	30	30	29	31	35	29	31	26
Fri	24	34	37	35	32	35	31	28	28	32	35	33	43	50	37	35	34
Sat	24	24	27	25	25	26	31	29	34	34	28	30	33	37	33	31	26
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	25	27	27	28	27	27	28	29	33	40	45	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Chino Hills to El Monte (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (45 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (16 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chino Hills 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 Chino Hills to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Chino Hills to El Monte?

The 19-mile drive usually takes 23 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chino Hills to El Monte?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	46	59	53	51	42	38	33	29	28	28	28	27	26	26	25	24
Tue	23	41	58	48	41	38	33	30	32	29	27	31	29	31	31	30	28
Wed	24	44	59	48	47	37	35	31	29	29	32	34	30	39	35	34	26
Thu	24	43	57	45	40	37	36	31	31	30	30	29	31	35	29	31	26
Fri	24	34	37	35	32	35	31	28	28	32	35	33	43	50	37	35	34
Sat	24	24	27	25	25	26	31	29	34	34	28	30	33	37	33	31	26
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	25	27	27	28	27	27	28	29	33	40	45	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	46	59	53	51	42	38	33	29	28	28	28	27	26	26	25	24
Tue	23	41	58	48	41	38	33	30	32	29	27	31	29	31	31	30	28
Wed	24	44	59	48	47	37	35	31	29	29	32	34	30	39	35	34	26
Thu	24	43	57	45	40	37	36	31	31	30	30	29	31	35	29	31	26
Fri	24	34	37	35	32	35	31	28	28	32	35	33	43	50	37	35	34
Sat	24	24	27	25	25	26	31	29	34	34	28	30	33	37	33	31	26
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	25	27	27	28	27	27	28	29	33	40	45	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	46	59	53	51	42	38	33	29	28	28	28	27	26	26	25	24
Tue	23	41	58	48	41	38	33	30	32	29	27	31	29	31	31	30	28
Wed	24	44	59	48	47	37	35	31	29	29	32	34	30	39	35	34	26
Thu	24	43	57	45	40	37	36	31	31	30	30	29	31	35	29	31	26
Fri	24	34	37	35	32	35	31	28	28	32	35	33	43	50	37	35	34
Sat	24	24	27	25	25	26	31	29	34	34	28	30	33	37	33	31	26
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	25	27	27	28	27	27	28	29	33	40	45	34