Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Encino

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via US-101 North and I-10 West, usually 40 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Encino 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	28	31	34	38	36	34	33	33	33	34	38	38	42	37	32	29	28
Tue	28	32	37	42	39	36	34	33	33	35	37	43	50	44	39	30	29
Wed	28	32	35	39	38	34	36	33	33	33	44	48	48	41	33	30	28
Thu	28	32	33	39	37	35	36	34	36	36	51	76	61	47	38	33	29
Fri	28	31	33	34	34	33	34	35	39	44	82	70	65	49	38	33	30
Sat	29	29	30	30	31	32	41	45	42	42	49	56	59	38	35	33	29
Sun	28	29	28	29	29	31	35	34	34	33	34	35	34	32	32	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from El Monte to Encino (via US-101 North and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (2 to 6 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 Encino 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 Encino?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 28 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Encino?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (12 miles)

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More drives

Encino 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	28	31	34	38	36	34	33	33	33	34	38	38	42	37	32	29	28
Tue	28	32	37	42	39	36	34	33	33	35	37	43	50	44	39	30	29
Wed	28	32	35	39	38	34	36	33	33	33	44	48	48	41	33	30	28
Thu	28	32	33	39	37	35	36	34	36	36	51	76	61	47	38	33	29
Fri	28	31	33	34	34	33	34	35	39	44	82	70	65	49	38	33	30
Sat	29	29	30	30	31	32	41	45	42	42	49	56	59	38	35	33	29
Sun	28	29	28	29	29	31	35	34	34	33	34	35	34	32	32	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	34	38	36	34	33	33	33	34	38	38	42	37	32	29	28
Tue	28	32	37	42	39	36	34	33	33	35	37	43	50	44	39	30	29
Wed	28	32	35	39	38	34	36	33	33	33	44	48	48	41	33	30	28
Thu	28	32	33	39	37	35	36	34	36	36	51	76	61	47	38	33	29
Fri	28	31	33	34	34	33	34	35	39	44	82	70	65	49	38	33	30
Sat	29	29	30	30	31	32	41	45	42	42	49	56	59	38	35	33	29
Sun	28	29	28	29	29	31	35	34	34	33	34	35	34	32	32	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	34	38	36	34	33	33	33	34	38	38	42	37	32	29	28
Tue	28	32	37	42	39	36	34	33	33	35	37	43	50	44	39	30	29
Wed	28	32	35	39	38	34	36	33	33	33	44	48	48	41	33	30	28
Thu	28	32	33	39	37	35	36	34	36	36	51	76	61	47	38	33	29
Fri	28	31	33	34	34	33	34	35	39	44	82	70	65	49	38	33	30
Sat	29	29	30	30	31	32	41	45	42	42	49	56	59	38	35	33	29
Sun	28	29	28	29	29	31	35	34	34	33	34	35	34	32	32	33	31