Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Porter Ranch

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-5 North and I-10 West, usually 52 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.

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from El Monte to Porter Ranch (via I-5 North and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Porter Ranch to El Monte

Freeway, about 38 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 4 to 6 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central El Monte (Valley Boulevard) to central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from El Monte to Porter Ranch 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	36	41	48	53	52	48	45	44	44	45	47	50	50	45	41	38	37
Tue	36	43	51	55	53	49	45	44	43	44	47	51	52	48	42	39	37
Wed	36	42	50	54	53	50	46	44	43	45	48	52	52	48	43	40	37
Thu	37	42	49	54	53	49	46	44	44	45	48	53	53	49	43	40	37
Fri	36	41	46	50	50	48	46	46	46	47	51	53	52	47	43	41	37
Sat	37	38	38	39	41	42	45	46	47	47	46	46	45	44	42	40	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	41	42	45	46	46	45	43	42	42	42	38

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 Porter Ranch?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from El Monte to Porter Ranch?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

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

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

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