Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Moorpark

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 70 minutes via SR-118 West and I-5 North and I-10 West, usually 72 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Moorpark 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	53	62	75	81	81	78	74	73	74	74	79	87	86	71	65	58	54
Tue	54	63	74	80	84	81	74	72	69	71	77	92	86	72	67	60	55
Wed	53	62	71	78	82	79	75	72	70	72	77	94	89	74	69	62	54
Thu	54	62	71	77	84	78	74	73	72	73	80	95	92	75	69	66	55
Fri	53	63	70	75	77	73	73	72	72	72	76	80	74	71	69	66	55
Sat	54	55	56	57	61	69	71	70	73	74	73	73	73	73	75	69	57
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	58	64	68	71	73	75	77	75	77	74	68	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from El Monte to Moorpark (via SR-118 West and I-5 North and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 4 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 Moorpark 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 Moorpark?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 53 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Moorpark?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (12 miles)

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More drives

Moorpark 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	53	62	75	81	81	78	74	73	74	74	79	87	86	71	65	58	54
Tue	54	63	74	80	84	81	74	72	69	71	77	92	86	72	67	60	55
Wed	53	62	71	78	82	79	75	72	70	72	77	94	89	74	69	62	54
Thu	54	62	71	77	84	78	74	73	72	73	80	95	92	75	69	66	55
Fri	53	63	70	75	77	73	73	72	72	72	76	80	74	71	69	66	55
Sat	54	55	56	57	61	69	71	70	73	74	73	73	73	73	75	69	57
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	58	64	68	71	73	75	77	75	77	74	68	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	62	75	81	81	78	74	73	74	74	79	87	86	71	65	58	54
Tue	54	63	74	80	84	81	74	72	69	71	77	92	86	72	67	60	55
Wed	53	62	71	78	82	79	75	72	70	72	77	94	89	74	69	62	54
Thu	54	62	71	77	84	78	74	73	72	73	80	95	92	75	69	66	55
Fri	53	63	70	75	77	73	73	72	72	72	76	80	74	71	69	66	55
Sat	54	55	56	57	61	69	71	70	73	74	73	73	73	73	75	69	57
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	58	64	68	71	73	75	77	75	77	74	68	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	62	75	81	81	78	74	73	74	74	79	87	86	71	65	58	54
Tue	54	63	74	80	84	81	74	72	69	71	77	92	86	72	67	60	55
Wed	53	62	71	78	82	79	75	72	70	72	77	94	89	74	69	62	54
Thu	54	62	71	77	84	78	74	73	72	73	80	95	92	75	69	66	55
Fri	53	63	70	75	77	73	73	72	72	72	76	80	74	71	69	66	55
Sat	54	55	56	57	61	69	71	70	73	74	73	73	73	73	75	69	57
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	58	64	68	71	73	75	77	75	77	74	68	59