Best Time to Drive from El Monte to LGB

Right now (11:03 am PDT): about 34 minutes via I-605 South and SR-91 West, usually 35 at this time.

None 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 LGB 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	29	34	44	48	42	39	38	38	38	39	46	51	52	42	32	30	29
Tue	29	35	50	52	46	43	40	39	39	43	51	57	59	48	35	30	29
Wed	29	35	49	51	46	43	41	40	40	43	51	59	60	51	36	30	29
Thu	29	35	49	52	47	43	42	41	40	44	51	58	60	50	36	31	29
Fri	29	33	41	45	42	41	41	41	44	49	58	60	59	50	38	31	29
Sat	29	30	30	31	31	33	35	38	40	41	42	42	41	38	33	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	33	35	36	35	34	32	32	31	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from El Monte to LGB (via I-605 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (16 to 31 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster 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 LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 29 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to LGB?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

LGB 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	29	34	44	48	42	39	38	38	38	39	46	51	52	42	32	30	29
Tue	29	35	50	52	46	43	40	39	39	43	51	57	59	48	35	30	29
Wed	29	35	49	51	46	43	41	40	40	43	51	59	60	51	36	30	29
Thu	29	35	49	52	47	43	42	41	40	44	51	58	60	50	36	31	29
Fri	29	33	41	45	42	41	41	41	44	49	58	60	59	50	38	31	29
Sat	29	30	30	31	31	33	35	38	40	41	42	42	41	38	33	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	33	35	36	35	34	32	32	31	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	34	44	48	42	39	38	38	38	39	46	51	52	42	32	30	29
Tue	29	35	50	52	46	43	40	39	39	43	51	57	59	48	35	30	29
Wed	29	35	49	51	46	43	41	40	40	43	51	59	60	51	36	30	29
Thu	29	35	49	52	47	43	42	41	40	44	51	58	60	50	36	31	29
Fri	29	33	41	45	42	41	41	41	44	49	58	60	59	50	38	31	29
Sat	29	30	30	31	31	33	35	38	40	41	42	42	41	38	33	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	33	35	36	35	34	32	32	31	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	34	44	48	42	39	38	38	38	39	46	51	52	42	32	30	29
Tue	29	35	50	52	46	43	40	39	39	43	51	57	59	48	35	30	29
Wed	29	35	49	51	46	43	41	40	40	43	51	59	60	51	36	30	29
Thu	29	35	49	52	47	43	42	41	40	44	51	58	60	50	36	31	29
Fri	29	33	41	45	42	41	41	41	44	49	58	60	59	50	38	31	29
Sat	29	30	30	31	31	33	35	38	40	41	42	42	41	38	33	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	33	35	36	35	34	32	32	31	31	30