Best Time to Drive from El Monte to BUR

Right now (9:03 am PDT): about 42 minutes via I-10 West and I-5 North, usually 40 at this time.

Only 21% 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.

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from El Monte to BUR (via I-10 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 40 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: BUR to El Monte

Freeway, about 23 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.9 miles: 3 to 5 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central El Monte (Valley Boulevard) to Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from El Monte to BUR 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	23	27	33	39	37	34	30	30	29	30	31	33	33	30	27	25	24
Tue	23	28	35	40	39	35	31	29	28	29	30	33	34	32	28	26	24
Wed	23	28	35	40	40	35	31	29	29	29	31	34	34	32	30	27	24
Thu	23	28	34	39	39	35	31	30	29	30	31	34	35	32	29	26	24
Fri	23	26	31	35	35	33	32	31	31	32	33	35	34	32	29	28	25
Sat	24	24	25	25	27	28	31	32	33	33	32	32	31	30	29	27	24
Sun	24	24	24	24	24	25	27	28	31	32	32	31	29	28	28	28	25

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 BUR?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 40 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 23 to 40 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to BUR?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 40 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	27	33	39	37	34	30	30	29	30	31	33	33	30	27	25	24
Tue	23	28	35	40	39	35	31	29	28	29	30	33	34	32	28	26	24
Wed	23	28	35	40	40	35	31	29	29	29	31	34	34	32	30	27	24
Thu	23	28	34	39	39	35	31	30	29	30	31	34	35	32	29	26	24
Fri	23	26	31	35	35	33	32	31	31	32	33	35	34	32	29	28	25
Sat	24	24	25	25	27	28	31	32	33	33	32	32	31	30	29	27	24
Sun	24	24	24	24	24	25	27	28	31	32	32	31	29	28	28	28	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	27	33	39	37	34	30	30	29	30	31	33	33	30	27	25	24
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Sat	24	24	25	25	27	28	31	32	33	33	32	32	31	30	29	27	24
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	27	33	39	37	34	30	30	29	30	31	33	33	30	27	25	24
Tue	23	28	35	40	39	35	31	29	28	29	30	33	34	32	28	26	24
Wed	23	28	35	40	40	35	31	29	29	29	31	34	34	32	30	27	24
Thu	23	28	34	39	39	35	31	30	29	30	31	34	35	32	29	26	24
Fri	23	26	31	35	35	33	32	31	31	32	33	35	34	32	29	28	25
Sat	24	24	25	25	27	28	31	32	33	33	32	32	31	30	29	27	24
Sun	24	24	24	24	24	25	27	28	31	32	32	31	29	28	28	28	25