Best Time to Drive from Compton to El Monte

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 27 minutes via I-605 North and SR-91 East, usually 31 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Compton 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	26	32	35	35	33	35	34	33	37	42	42	41	38	31	26	25
Tue	24	26	34	42	39	34	33	33	33	39	43	45	47	43	34	28	25
Wed	24	26	32	39	37	34	32	33	32	36	39	41	43	40	35	28	25
Thu	24	26	33	38	36	35	34	34	36	39	43	45	47	41	33	29	25
Fri	24	26	31	33	33	34	37	37	40	43	44	44	44	39	34	30	26
Sat	25	25	25	25	26	28	30	30	31	33	34	35	35	33	31	28	26
Sun	24	24	25	25	25	26	27	28	29	29	29	28	27	27	27	27	25

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Compton to El Monte (via I-605 North and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 24 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to El Monte?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (1.6 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	26	32	35	35	33	35	34	33	37	42	42	41	38	31	26	25
Tue	24	26	34	42	39	34	33	33	33	39	43	45	47	43	34	28	25
Wed	24	26	32	39	37	34	32	33	32	36	39	41	43	40	35	28	25
Thu	24	26	33	38	36	35	34	34	36	39	43	45	47	41	33	29	25
Fri	24	26	31	33	33	34	37	37	40	43	44	44	44	39	34	30	26
Sat	25	25	25	25	26	28	30	30	31	33	34	35	35	33	31	28	26
Sun	24	24	25	25	25	26	27	28	29	29	29	28	27	27	27	27	25

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