Best Time to Drive from Corona to El Monte

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 40 minutes via SR-71 South and I-10 West, usually 38 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Corona 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	32	58	78	64	53	42	37	37	36	36	40	45	45	38	33	33	32
Tue	31	54	78	66	52	44	38	36	37	38	42	44	45	43	38	37	34
Wed	33	52	76	70	60	45	39	37	36	36	43	44	53	67	68	53	33
Thu	32	53	77	63	48	42	38	37	37	38	45	49	50	45	41	43	34
Fri	32	41	45	41	38	39	37	39	43	47	55	46	49	58	76	56	34
Sat	32	32	33	33	34	37	39	42	43	41	40	42	40	37	34	33	32
Sun	32	33	32	32	33	35	37	37	38	36	35	34	35	36	43	42	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Corona to El Monte (via SR-71 South and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona (East 6th Street) to central El Monte (Valley Boulevard) 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 Corona to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to El Monte?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

El Monte to Corona (return trip) · Corona to Los Angeles · Corona to Santa Monica · Corona to Pasadena · Corona to Long Beach · Corona to West Covina · Corona to Burbank · Corona to Glendale · Corona to Santa Clarita · Corona to Van Nuys · Corona to Torrance · Corona to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	58	78	64	53	42	37	37	36	36	40	45	45	38	33	33	32
Tue	31	54	78	66	52	44	38	36	37	38	42	44	45	43	38	37	34
Wed	33	52	76	70	60	45	39	37	36	36	43	44	53	67	68	53	33
Thu	32	53	77	63	48	42	38	37	37	38	45	49	50	45	41	43	34
Fri	32	41	45	41	38	39	37	39	43	47	55	46	49	58	76	56	34
Sat	32	32	33	33	34	37	39	42	43	41	40	42	40	37	34	33	32
Sun	32	33	32	32	33	35	37	37	38	36	35	34	35	36	43	42	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	58	78	64	53	42	37	37	36	36	40	45	45	38	33	33	32
Tue	31	54	78	66	52	44	38	36	37	38	42	44	45	43	38	37	34
Wed	33	52	76	70	60	45	39	37	36	36	43	44	53	67	68	53	33
Thu	32	53	77	63	48	42	38	37	37	38	45	49	50	45	41	43	34
Fri	32	41	45	41	38	39	37	39	43	47	55	46	49	58	76	56	34
Sat	32	32	33	33	34	37	39	42	43	41	40	42	40	37	34	33	32
Sun	32	33	32	32	33	35	37	37	38	36	35	34	35	36	43	42	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	58	78	64	53	42	37	37	36	36	40	45	45	38	33	33	32
Tue	31	54	78	66	52	44	38	36	37	38	42	44	45	43	38	37	34
Wed	33	52	76	70	60	45	39	37	36	36	43	44	53	67	68	53	33
Thu	32	53	77	63	48	42	38	37	37	38	45	49	50	45	41	43	34
Fri	32	41	45	41	38	39	37	39	43	47	55	46	49	58	76	56	34
Sat	32	32	33	33	34	37	39	42	43	41	40	42	40	37	34	33	32
Sun	32	33	32	32	33	35	37	37	38	36	35	34	35	36	43	42	34