Best Time to Drive from El Monte to ONT

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 61 minutes via I-10 East, usually 48 at this time.

Only 45% 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 ONT 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	30	31	36	34	35	35	34	35	38	47	51	54	49	39	34	31
Tue	29	30	32	37	34	35	34	34	36	40	50	56	56	51	44	36	30
Wed	29	30	32	36	35	34	36	34	36	40	49	56	56	48	42	35	30
Thu	29	31	31	34	34	34	33	34	36	42	52	53	56	48	40	34	30
Fri	29	31	31	35	34	35	35	37	42	48	59	59	56	48	44	37	31
Sat	29	30	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	34	36	37	38	37	33	31	30
Sun	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	30	31	31	31	32	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from El Monte to ONT (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 13 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 Ontario International Airport (ONT) (Tower Drive) 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 ONT?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 29 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to ONT?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (4 miles)

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More drives

ONT 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	30	31	36	34	35	35	34	35	38	47	51	54	49	39	34	31
Tue	29	30	32	37	34	35	34	34	36	40	50	56	56	51	44	36	30
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Fri	29	31	31	35	34	35	35	37	42	48	59	59	56	48	44	37	31
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	31	36	34	35	35	34	35	38	47	51	54	49	39	34	31
Tue	29	30	32	37	34	35	34	34	36	40	50	56	56	51	44	36	30
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