Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Riverside

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 47 minutes via SR-60 East and I-10 East, usually 44 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Riverside 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	38	40	42	45	43	44	44	44	46	49	61	66	64	54	46	41	38
Tue	38	40	43	48	43	48	45	45	46	49	63	71	69	56	49	43	38
Wed	38	40	45	50	45	45	44	45	47	53	66	72	69	57	50	42	39
Thu	38	40	44	48	44	44	44	45	46	54	66	71	70	61	50	42	39
Fri	38	39	41	44	43	44	45	46	53	64	75	74	68	56	51	42	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	43	43	48	47	46	46	41	40	39
Sun	38	38	39	38	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from El Monte to Riverside (via SR-60 East and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 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 Riverside 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 Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 38 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Riverside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Inland Empire (19 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Riverside 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	38	40	42	45	43	44	44	44	46	49	61	66	64	54	46	41	38
Tue	38	40	43	48	43	48	45	45	46	49	63	71	69	56	49	43	38
Wed	38	40	45	50	45	45	44	45	47	53	66	72	69	57	50	42	39
Thu	38	40	44	48	44	44	44	45	46	54	66	71	70	61	50	42	39
Fri	38	39	41	44	43	44	45	46	53	64	75	74	68	56	51	42	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	43	43	48	47	46	46	41	40	39
Sun	38	38	39	38	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	42	45	43	44	44	44	46	49	61	66	64	54	46	41	38
Tue	38	40	43	48	43	48	45	45	46	49	63	71	69	56	49	43	38
Wed	38	40	45	50	45	45	44	45	47	53	66	72	69	57	50	42	39
Thu	38	40	44	48	44	44	44	45	46	54	66	71	70	61	50	42	39
Fri	38	39	41	44	43	44	45	46	53	64	75	74	68	56	51	42	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	43	43	48	47	46	46	41	40	39
Sun	38	38	39	38	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	42	45	43	44	44	44	46	49	61	66	64	54	46	41	38
Tue	38	40	43	48	43	48	45	45	46	49	63	71	69	56	49	43	38
Wed	38	40	45	50	45	45	44	45	47	53	66	72	69	57	50	42	39
Thu	38	40	44	48	44	44	44	45	46	54	66	71	70	61	50	42	39
Fri	38	39	41	44	43	44	45	46	53	64	75	74	68	56	51	42	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	43	43	48	47	46	46	41	40	39
Sun	38	38	39	38	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	41	38