Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Manhattan Beach

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 55 minutes via I-10 West and I-110 South and I-105 West, usually 59 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Manhattan 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	33	39	44	50	44	42	40	39	45	49	56	57	53	52	37	35	35
Tue	33	42	50	59	52	44	42	48	61	61	60	59	58	59	48	36	35
Wed	34	41	47	60	50	43	42	46	61	61	60	59	59	59	52	38	35
Thu	34	41	44	54	47	43	42	51	56	60	60	59	59	52	43	41	35
Fri	34	39	41	48	42	40	41	61	60	60	60	55	38	42	38	36	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	38	39	42	46	47	47	46	42	42	38	38	37	36
Sun	35	35	34	35	36	37	37	38	41	41	39	38	39	37	38	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from El Monte to Manhattan Beach (via I-10 West and I-110 South and I-105 West) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 12:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 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 to central Manhattan Beach 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 Manhattan Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Manhattan Beach?

Leaving around 12:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (7 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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More drives

Manhattan 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	33	39	44	50	44	42	40	39	45	49	56	57	53	52	37	35	35
Tue	33	42	50	59	52	44	42	48	61	61	60	59	58	59	48	36	35
Wed	34	41	47	60	50	43	42	46	61	61	60	59	59	59	52	38	35
Thu	34	41	44	54	47	43	42	51	56	60	60	59	59	52	43	41	35
Fri	34	39	41	48	42	40	41	61	60	60	60	55	38	42	38	36	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	38	39	42	46	47	47	46	42	42	38	38	37	36
Sun	35	35	34	35	36	37	37	38	41	41	39	38	39	37	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	44	50	44	42	40	39	45	49	56	57	53	52	37	35	35
Tue	33	42	50	59	52	44	42	48	61	61	60	59	58	59	48	36	35
Wed	34	41	47	60	50	43	42	46	61	61	60	59	59	59	52	38	35
Thu	34	41	44	54	47	43	42	51	56	60	60	59	59	52	43	41	35
Fri	34	39	41	48	42	40	41	61	60	60	60	55	38	42	38	36	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	38	39	42	46	47	47	46	42	42	38	38	37	36
Sun	35	35	34	35	36	37	37	38	41	41	39	38	39	37	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	44	50	44	42	40	39	45	49	56	57	53	52	37	35	35
Tue	33	42	50	59	52	44	42	48	61	61	60	59	58	59	48	36	35
Wed	34	41	47	60	50	43	42	46	61	61	60	59	59	59	52	38	35
Thu	34	41	44	54	47	43	42	51	56	60	60	59	59	52	43	41	35
Fri	34	39	41	48	42	40	41	61	60	60	60	55	38	42	38	36	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	38	39	42	46	47	47	46	42	42	38	38	37	36
Sun	35	35	34	35	36	37	37	38	41	41	39	38	39	37	38	38	36