Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Glendale

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 25 minutes via I-10 West and I-5 North, usually 33 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Glendale 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	17	24	36	43	41	35	32	31	32	33	34	34	34	29	25	20	18
Tue	17	25	37	41	43	39	35	33	28	32	35	36	35	29	27	21	18
Wed	17	24	33	40	42	39	34	32	30	32	33	34	34	30	29	23	19
Thu	18	24	33	38	43	37	33	32	32	33	34	35	35	31	29	26	19
Fri	17	23	32	38	37	34	34	32	34	34	33	33	34	29	30	28	19
Sat	18	18	19	21	26	33	39	37	38	37	37	37	35	34	35	30	20
Sun	18	18	18	19	19	21	27	31	36	35	36	37	32	31	29	27	21

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from El Monte to Glendale (via I-10 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 9:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 5 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 Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) 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 Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 17 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Glendale?

Leaving around 9:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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More drives

Glendale 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 Santa Clarita · El Monte to Van Nuys · El Monte to Torrance · El Monte to LAX · El Monte to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	17	24	36	43	41	35	32	31	32	33	34	34	34	29	25	20	18
Tue	17	25	37	41	43	39	35	33	28	32	35	36	35	29	27	21	18
Wed	17	24	33	40	42	39	34	32	30	32	33	34	34	30	29	23	19
Thu	18	24	33	38	43	37	33	32	32	33	34	35	35	31	29	26	19
Fri	17	23	32	38	37	34	34	32	34	34	33	33	34	29	30	28	19
Sat	18	18	19	21	26	33	39	37	38	37	37	37	35	34	35	30	20
Sun	18	18	18	19	19	21	27	31	36	35	36	37	32	31	29	27	21

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	17	24	36	43	41	35	32	31	32	33	34	34	34	29	25	20	18
Tue	17	25	37	41	43	39	35	33	28	32	35	36	35	29	27	21	18
Wed	17	24	33	40	42	39	34	32	30	32	33	34	34	30	29	23	19
Thu	18	24	33	38	43	37	33	32	32	33	34	35	35	31	29	26	19
Fri	17	23	32	38	37	34	34	32	34	34	33	33	34	29	30	28	19
Sat	18	18	19	21	26	33	39	37	38	37	37	37	35	34	35	30	20
Sun	18	18	18	19	19	21	27	31	36	35	36	37	32	31	29	27	21

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	17	24	36	43	41	35	32	31	32	33	34	34	34	29	25	20	18
Tue	17	25	37	41	43	39	35	33	28	32	35	36	35	29	27	21	18
Wed	17	24	33	40	42	39	34	32	30	32	33	34	34	30	29	23	19
Thu	18	24	33	38	43	37	33	32	32	33	34	35	35	31	29	26	19
Fri	17	23	32	38	37	34	34	32	34	34	33	33	34	29	30	28	19
Sat	18	18	19	21	26	33	39	37	38	37	37	37	35	34	35	30	20
Sun	18	18	18	19	19	21	27	31	36	35	36	37	32	31	29	27	21