Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Aliso Viejo

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-605 South and I-405 South and SR-73 South, usually 49 at this time.

Only 20% 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 El Monte to Aliso Viejo 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	47	49	54	63	53	51	51	52	53	53	62	63	70	69	55	49	48
Tue	47	49	55	69	57	51	51	52	52	57	71	81	80	72	63	50	48
Wed	47	49	57	68	56	52	52	52	53	60	71	78	79	73	62	51	48
Thu	47	49	57	67	57	52	52	52	53	56	64	69	77	68	58	50	48
Fri	47	49	52	57	53	52	52	53	58	72	83	66	61	62	56	51	49
Sat	47	47	48	48	49	50	50	51	51	51	52	53	51	50	49	49	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	50	50	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from El Monte to Aliso Viejo (via I-605 South and I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central El Monte to central Aliso Viejo 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 El Monte to Aliso Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from El Monte to Aliso Viejo?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 47 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Aliso Viejo?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (12 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

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

More drives

Aliso Viejo to El Monte (return trip) · El Monte to Los Angeles · El Monte to Santa Monica · El Monte to Pasadena · El Monte to Long Beach · El Monte to West Covina · El Monte to Burbank · El Monte to Glendale · El Monte to Santa Clarita · El Monte to Van Nuys · El Monte to Torrance · El Monte 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	47	49	54	63	53	51	51	52	53	53	62	63	70	69	55	49	48
Tue	47	49	55	69	57	51	51	52	52	57	71	81	80	72	63	50	48
Wed	47	49	57	68	56	52	52	52	53	60	71	78	79	73	62	51	48
Thu	47	49	57	67	57	52	52	52	53	56	64	69	77	68	58	50	48
Fri	47	49	52	57	53	52	52	53	58	72	83	66	61	62	56	51	49
Sat	47	47	48	48	49	50	50	51	51	51	52	53	51	50	49	49	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	50	50	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	54	63	53	51	51	52	53	53	62	63	70	69	55	49	48
Tue	47	49	55	69	57	51	51	52	52	57	71	81	80	72	63	50	48
Wed	47	49	57	68	56	52	52	52	53	60	71	78	79	73	62	51	48
Thu	47	49	57	67	57	52	52	52	53	56	64	69	77	68	58	50	48
Fri	47	49	52	57	53	52	52	53	58	72	83	66	61	62	56	51	49
Sat	47	47	48	48	49	50	50	51	51	51	52	53	51	50	49	49	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	50	50	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	54	63	53	51	51	52	53	53	62	63	70	69	55	49	48
Tue	47	49	55	69	57	51	51	52	52	57	71	81	80	72	63	50	48
Wed	47	49	57	68	56	52	52	52	53	60	71	78	79	73	62	51	48
Thu	47	49	57	67	57	52	52	52	53	56	64	69	77	68	58	50	48
Fri	47	49	52	57	53	52	52	53	58	72	83	66	61	62	56	51	49
Sat	47	47	48	48	49	50	50	51	51	51	52	53	51	50	49	49	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	50	50	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	47