Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Big Bear Lake

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 144 minutes via I-10 East, usually 112 at this time.

Only 37% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from El Monte to Big Bear Lake (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 92 minutes and up to 149 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (104 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (45 to 67 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 Big Bear Lake 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 Big Bear Lake?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 92 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from El Monte to Big Bear Lake?

The 85-mile drive usually takes 92 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Big Bear Lake?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (29 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (5 miles)

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