Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Northridge

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 52 minutes via US-101 North and I-10 West, usually 51 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 Northridge 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	34	40	45	48	44	42	40	39	38	39	41	41	48	43	38	35	34
Tue	34	42	49	54	49	44	42	39	40	42	41	47	54	49	45	35	35
Wed	34	41	46	51	48	42	44	40	39	39	50	53	53	48	39	36	34
Thu	34	40	44	49	46	43	43	40	43	42	56	88	71	54	44	39	35
Fri	34	38	41	43	42	40	41	43	45	49	94	85	75	58	46	39	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	39	38	48	52	48	49	56	63	64	45	41	40	35
Sun	34	35	34	35	36	37	43	40	40	40	40	41	39	39	38	39	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from El Monte to Northridge (via US-101 North and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. 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 4:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 12 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 Northridge 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 Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Northridge?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (12 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Northridge 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	34	40	45	48	44	42	40	39	38	39	41	41	48	43	38	35	34
Tue	34	42	49	54	49	44	42	39	40	42	41	47	54	49	45	35	35
Wed	34	41	46	51	48	42	44	40	39	39	50	53	53	48	39	36	34
Thu	34	40	44	49	46	43	43	40	43	42	56	88	71	54	44	39	35
Fri	34	38	41	43	42	40	41	43	45	49	94	85	75	58	46	39	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	39	38	48	52	48	49	56	63	64	45	41	40	35
Sun	34	35	34	35	36	37	43	40	40	40	40	41	39	39	38	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	40	45	48	44	42	40	39	38	39	41	41	48	43	38	35	34
Tue	34	42	49	54	49	44	42	39	40	42	41	47	54	49	45	35	35
Wed	34	41	46	51	48	42	44	40	39	39	50	53	53	48	39	36	34
Thu	34	40	44	49	46	43	43	40	43	42	56	88	71	54	44	39	35
Fri	34	38	41	43	42	40	41	43	45	49	94	85	75	58	46	39	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	39	38	48	52	48	49	56	63	64	45	41	40	35
Sun	34	35	34	35	36	37	43	40	40	40	40	41	39	39	38	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	40	45	48	44	42	40	39	38	39	41	41	48	43	38	35	34
Tue	34	42	49	54	49	44	42	39	40	42	41	47	54	49	45	35	35
Wed	34	41	46	51	48	42	44	40	39	39	50	53	53	48	39	36	34
Thu	34	40	44	49	46	43	43	40	43	42	56	88	71	54	44	39	35
Fri	34	38	41	43	42	40	41	43	45	49	94	85	75	58	46	39	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	39	38	48	52	48	49	56	63	64	45	41	40	35
Sun	34	35	34	35	36	37	43	40	40	40	40	41	39	39	38	39	38