Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-110 South and I-10 West, usually 45 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	42	54	65	67	59	54	51	49	47	47	46	45	44	44	43	44	43
Tue	41	60	80	77	67	54	52	50	48	47	46	45	44	44	44	43	43
Wed	43	56	72	78	67	57	53	51	48	47	47	46	45	44	44	44	43
Thu	42	56	64	70	61	56	54	51	48	47	47	45	45	45	44	44	43
Fri	42	50	56	60	57	50	50	48	48	47	46	45	46	46	45	44	43
Sat	43	44	45	45	50	49	51	52	52	51	51	50	49	49	47	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	47	46	48	49	50	49	48	48	47	46	47	48	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from El Monte to Rancho Palos Verdes (via I-110 South and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 28 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from El Monte to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 41 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 South in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (12 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	54	65	67	59	54	51	49	47	47	46	45	44	44	43	44	43
Tue	41	60	80	77	67	54	52	50	48	47	46	45	44	44	44	43	43
Wed	43	56	72	78	67	57	53	51	48	47	47	46	45	44	44	44	43
Thu	42	56	64	70	61	56	54	51	48	47	47	45	45	45	44	44	43
Fri	42	50	56	60	57	50	50	48	48	47	46	45	46	46	45	44	43
Sat	43	44	45	45	50	49	51	52	52	51	51	50	49	49	47	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	47	46	48	49	50	49	48	48	47	46	47	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	54	65	67	59	54	51	49	47	47	46	45	44	44	43	44	43
Tue	41	60	80	77	67	54	52	50	48	47	46	45	44	44	44	43	43
Wed	43	56	72	78	67	57	53	51	48	47	47	46	45	44	44	44	43
Thu	42	56	64	70	61	56	54	51	48	47	47	45	45	45	44	44	43
Fri	42	50	56	60	57	50	50	48	48	47	46	45	46	46	45	44	43
Sat	43	44	45	45	50	49	51	52	52	51	51	50	49	49	47	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	47	46	48	49	50	49	48	48	47	46	47	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	54	65	67	59	54	51	49	47	47	46	45	44	44	43	44	43
Tue	41	60	80	77	67	54	52	50	48	47	46	45	44	44	44	43	43
Wed	43	56	72	78	67	57	53	51	48	47	47	46	45	44	44	44	43
Thu	42	56	64	70	61	56	54	51	48	47	47	45	45	45	44	44	43
Fri	42	50	56	60	57	50	50	48	48	47	46	45	46	46	45	44	43
Sat	43	44	45	45	50	49	51	52	52	51	51	50	49	49	47	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	47	46	48	49	50	49	48	48	47	46	47	48	45