Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Corona

Right now (2:05 pm PST): about 44 minutes via SR-71 North and I-10 East, usually 41 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Corona 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	31	33	33	36	36	35	35	36	36	38	45	45	46	44	37	33	32
Tue	31	34	34	37	36	36	35	36	38	40	47	51	51	46	41	34	31
Wed	31	33	33	37	36	35	35	36	37	41	47	50	48	45	41	34	32
Thu	32	33	33	36	35	36	36	36	37	41	48	48	49	44	39	34	32
Fri	31	32	33	36	35	36	36	37	41	45	53	54	48	44	40	35	33
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	35	36	38	37	36	33	32	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	33	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from El Monte to Corona (via SR-71 North and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central El Monte (Valley Boulevard) to central Corona (East 6th Street) 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 Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Corona?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (4 miles)

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

More drives

Corona 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
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Tue	31	34	34	37	36	36	35	36	38	40	47	51	51	46	41	34	31
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Fri	31	32	33	36	35	36	36	37	41	45	53	54	48	44	40	35	33
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Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	33	33	31

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Mon	31	33	33	36	36	35	35	36	36	38	45	45	46	44	37	33	32
Tue	31	34	34	37	36	36	35	36	38	40	47	51	51	46	41	34	31
Wed	31	33	33	37	36	35	35	36	37	41	47	50	48	45	41	34	32
Thu	32	33	33	36	35	36	36	36	37	41	48	48	49	44	39	34	32
Fri	31	32	33	36	35	36	36	37	41	45	53	54	48	44	40	35	33
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