Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Chino Hills

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-10 East, usually 39 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Chino Hills 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	25	40	46	50	47	41	38	34	31	33	41	40	41	39	31	27	25
Tue	25	34	42	43	40	35	34	32	31	34	43	46	46	43	41	33	29
Wed	25	38	44	44	43	37	36	33	32	38	44	47	49	50	45	37	28
Thu	25	38	45	45	42	37	38	33	33	37	43	44	53	44	39	34	27
Fri	25	32	36	38	35	37	38	34	38	43	52	44	44	43	43	37	28
Sat	25	26	26	26	27	29	37	34	39	42	35	35	35	31	26	26	26
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	26	30	31	31	29	30	28	29	31	40	41	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from El Monte to Chino Hills (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (18 to 41 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 Chino Hills 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 Chino Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from El Monte to Chino Hills?

The 19-mile drive usually takes 25 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Chino Hills?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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More drives

Chino Hills 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	25	40	46	50	47	41	38	34	31	33	41	40	41	39	31	27	25
Tue	25	34	42	43	40	35	34	32	31	34	43	46	46	43	41	33	29
Wed	25	38	44	44	43	37	36	33	32	38	44	47	49	50	45	37	28
Thu	25	38	45	45	42	37	38	33	33	37	43	44	53	44	39	34	27
Fri	25	32	36	38	35	37	38	34	38	43	52	44	44	43	43	37	28
Sat	25	26	26	26	27	29	37	34	39	42	35	35	35	31	26	26	26
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	26	30	31	31	29	30	28	29	31	40	41	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	40	46	50	47	41	38	34	31	33	41	40	41	39	31	27	25
Tue	25	34	42	43	40	35	34	32	31	34	43	46	46	43	41	33	29
Wed	25	38	44	44	43	37	36	33	32	38	44	47	49	50	45	37	28
Thu	25	38	45	45	42	37	38	33	33	37	43	44	53	44	39	34	27
Fri	25	32	36	38	35	37	38	34	38	43	52	44	44	43	43	37	28
Sat	25	26	26	26	27	29	37	34	39	42	35	35	35	31	26	26	26
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	26	30	31	31	29	30	28	29	31	40	41	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	40	46	50	47	41	38	34	31	33	41	40	41	39	31	27	25
Tue	25	34	42	43	40	35	34	32	31	34	43	46	46	43	41	33	29
Wed	25	38	44	44	43	37	36	33	32	38	44	47	49	50	45	37	28
Thu	25	38	45	45	42	37	38	33	33	37	43	44	53	44	39	34	27
Fri	25	32	36	38	35	37	38	34	38	43	52	44	44	43	43	37	28
Sat	25	26	26	26	27	29	37	34	39	42	35	35	35	31	26	26	26
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	26	30	31	31	29	30	28	29	31	40	41	36