Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Porter Ranch

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 47 minutes via I-5 North and I-10 West, usually 57 at this time.

Only 12% 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 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	37	45	59	64	64	60	56	55	55	56	59	63	64	53	48	41	38
Tue	37	46	59	64	67	63	56	54	51	54	58	66	65	54	50	42	38
Wed	36	45	56	62	65	62	57	54	53	54	57	64	65	55	52	45	38
Thu	37	44	55	60	67	61	55	55	55	56	58	66	68	56	52	49	38
Fri	37	44	53	59	60	55	55	53	55	56	57	60	58	53	53	49	38
Sat	37	38	39	41	44	52	55	54	57	58	57	58	57	57	59	52	40
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	41	48	52	56	57	58	60	57	58	56	51	42

About this drive

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 68 minutes, when leaving around 5 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (60 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 7 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 central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) 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 Porter Ranch?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 68 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 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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More drives

Porter Ranch 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	37	45	59	64	64	60	56	55	55	56	59	63	64	53	48	41	38
Tue	37	46	59	64	67	63	56	54	51	54	58	66	65	54	50	42	38
Wed	36	45	56	62	65	62	57	54	53	54	57	64	65	55	52	45	38
Thu	37	44	55	60	67	61	55	55	55	56	58	66	68	56	52	49	38
Fri	37	44	53	59	60	55	55	53	55	56	57	60	58	53	53	49	38
Sat	37	38	39	41	44	52	55	54	57	58	57	58	57	57	59	52	40
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	41	48	52	56	57	58	60	57	58	56	51	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	45	59	64	64	60	56	55	55	56	59	63	64	53	48	41	38
Tue	37	46	59	64	67	63	56	54	51	54	58	66	65	54	50	42	38
Wed	36	45	56	62	65	62	57	54	53	54	57	64	65	55	52	45	38
Thu	37	44	55	60	67	61	55	55	55	56	58	66	68	56	52	49	38
Fri	37	44	53	59	60	55	55	53	55	56	57	60	58	53	53	49	38
Sat	37	38	39	41	44	52	55	54	57	58	57	58	57	57	59	52	40
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	41	48	52	56	57	58	60	57	58	56	51	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	45	59	64	64	60	56	55	55	56	59	63	64	53	48	41	38
Tue	37	46	59	64	67	63	56	54	51	54	58	66	65	54	50	42	38
Wed	36	45	56	62	65	62	57	54	53	54	57	64	65	55	52	45	38
Thu	37	44	55	60	67	61	55	55	55	56	58	66	68	56	52	49	38
Fri	37	44	53	59	60	55	55	53	55	56	57	60	58	53	53	49	38
Sat	37	38	39	41	44	52	55	54	57	58	57	58	57	57	59	52	40
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	41	48	52	56	57	58	60	57	58	56	51	42