Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Huntington Beach

Right now (3:48 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-605 South and I-405 South, usually 41 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Huntington Beach 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	40	42	50	56	48	45	44	43	43	43	44	45	47	46	42	40	40
Tue	39	41	52	68	50	44	43	43	42	48	46	46	49	45	44	40	40
Wed	40	42	53	60	50	45	43	43	43	44	46	48	50	47	44	41	40
Thu	40	43	56	62	53	45	44	43	42	43	45	47	48	47	43	40	40
Fri	39	41	46	51	45	44	43	43	44	47	47	47	45	45	43	41	40
Sat	40	39	40	41	41	42	44	46	44	43	43	43	42	42	41	40	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	43	43	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from El Monte to Huntington Beach (via I-605 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (18 to 32 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 Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) 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 Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from El Monte to Huntington Beach?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 39 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Orange County (12 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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

More drives

Huntington Beach 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	40	42	50	56	48	45	44	43	43	43	44	45	47	46	42	40	40
Tue	39	41	52	68	50	44	43	43	42	48	46	46	49	45	44	40	40
Wed	40	42	53	60	50	45	43	43	43	44	46	48	50	47	44	41	40
Thu	40	43	56	62	53	45	44	43	42	43	45	47	48	47	43	40	40
Fri	39	41	46	51	45	44	43	43	44	47	47	47	45	45	43	41	40
Sat	40	39	40	41	41	42	44	46	44	43	43	43	42	42	41	40	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	43	43	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	42	50	56	48	45	44	43	43	43	44	45	47	46	42	40	40
Tue	39	41	52	68	50	44	43	43	42	48	46	46	49	45	44	40	40
Wed	40	42	53	60	50	45	43	43	43	44	46	48	50	47	44	41	40
Thu	40	43	56	62	53	45	44	43	42	43	45	47	48	47	43	40	40
Fri	39	41	46	51	45	44	43	43	44	47	47	47	45	45	43	41	40
Sat	40	39	40	41	41	42	44	46	44	43	43	43	42	42	41	40	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	43	43	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	42	50	56	48	45	44	43	43	43	44	45	47	46	42	40	40
Tue	39	41	52	68	50	44	43	43	42	48	46	46	49	45	44	40	40
Wed	40	42	53	60	50	45	43	43	43	44	46	48	50	47	44	41	40
Thu	40	43	56	62	53	45	44	43	42	43	45	47	48	47	43	40	40
Fri	39	41	46	51	45	44	43	43	44	47	47	47	45	45	43	41	40
Sat	40	39	40	41	41	42	44	46	44	43	43	43	42	42	41	40	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	43	43	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	40