Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Huntington Beach

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 65 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Huntington Beach to El Monte

Freeway, about 24 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 10 miles: 18 to 25 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central El Monte (Valley Boulevard) to central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	39	40	48	51	47	45	44	45	45	47	52	55	55	50	42	41	40
Tue	39	41	53	55	50	46	45	45	45	48	53	57	60	53	44	40	39
Wed	39	41	52	55	51	46	45	45	46	50	54	60	63	55	46	40	39
Thu	39	40	49	54	51	46	46	46	48	51	57	62	65	57	47	40	39
Fri	39	40	46	49	46	46	47	49	52	56	62	63	61	54	45	41	40
Sat	39	39	40	40	41	44	46	48	50	51	52	52	51	46	41	40	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	43	44	45	45	44	43	41	41	41	40

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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 65 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 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	48	51	47	45	44	45	45	47	52	55	55	50	42	41	40
Tue	39	41	53	55	50	46	45	45	45	48	53	57	60	53	44	40	39
Wed	39	41	52	55	51	46	45	45	46	50	54	60	63	55	46	40	39
Thu	39	40	49	54	51	46	46	46	48	51	57	62	65	57	47	40	39
Fri	39	40	46	49	46	46	47	49	52	56	62	63	61	54	45	41	40
Sat	39	39	40	40	41	44	46	48	50	51	52	52	51	46	41	40	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	43	44	45	45	44	43	41	41	41	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	48	51	47	45	44	45	45	47	52	55	55	50	42	41	40
Tue	39	41	53	55	50	46	45	45	45	48	53	57	60	53	44	40	39
Wed	39	41	52	55	51	46	45	45	46	50	54	60	63	55	46	40	39
Thu	39	40	49	54	51	46	46	46	48	51	57	62	65	57	47	40	39
Fri	39	40	46	49	46	46	47	49	52	56	62	63	61	54	45	41	40
Sat	39	39	40	40	41	44	46	48	50	51	52	52	51	46	41	40	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	43	44	45	45	44	43	41	41	41	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	48	51	47	45	44	45	45	47	52	55	55	50	42	41	40
Tue	39	41	53	55	50	46	45	45	45	48	53	57	60	53	44	40	39
Wed	39	41	52	55	51	46	45	45	46	50	54	60	63	55	46	40	39
Thu	39	40	49	54	51	46	46	46	48	51	57	62	65	57	47	40	39
Fri	39	40	46	49	46	46	47	49	52	56	62	63	61	54	45	41	40
Sat	39	39	40	40	41	44	46	48	50	51	52	52	51	46	41	40	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	43	44	45	45	44	43	41	41	41	40