Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Riverside

Right now (8:32 am PDT): about 53 minutes via SR-60 East and I-10 East, usually 47 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.

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 74 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 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 (47 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Riverside to El Monte

Freeway, about 39 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 3 to 7 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 Riverside 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 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	41	45	47	44	44	44	44	46	49	59	64	62	51	44	41	38
Tue	38	41	48	50	47	48	47	47	48	49	61	68	70	55	46	41	38
Wed	38	41	47	50	46	44	44	44	47	51	62	67	67	55	48	42	39
Thu	39	41	47	50	45	45	45	45	46	52	64	70	68	56	47	43	38
Fri	38	39	43	45	44	45	45	46	54	62	71	73	66	55	47	41	39
Sat	38	39	40	40	41	42	43	43	44	45	46	47	46	43	40	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	43	42	41	41	40	40	40	41	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 Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 74 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 74 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 74 minutes.

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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	41	45	47	44	44	44	44	46	49	59	64	62	51	44	41	38
Tue	38	41	48	50	47	48	47	47	48	49	61	68	70	55	46	41	38
Wed	38	41	47	50	46	44	44	44	47	51	62	67	67	55	48	42	39
Thu	39	41	47	50	45	45	45	45	46	52	64	70	68	56	47	43	38
Fri	38	39	43	45	44	45	45	46	54	62	71	73	66	55	47	41	39
Sat	38	39	40	40	41	42	43	43	44	45	46	47	46	43	40	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	43	42	41	41	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	41	45	47	44	44	44	44	46	49	59	64	62	51	44	41	38
Tue	38	41	48	50	47	48	47	47	48	49	61	68	70	55	46	41	38
Wed	38	41	47	50	46	44	44	44	47	51	62	67	67	55	48	42	39
Thu	39	41	47	50	45	45	45	45	46	52	64	70	68	56	47	43	38
Fri	38	39	43	45	44	45	45	46	54	62	71	73	66	55	47	41	39
Sat	38	39	40	40	41	42	43	43	44	45	46	47	46	43	40	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	43	42	41	41	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	41	45	47	44	44	44	44	46	49	59	64	62	51	44	41	38
Tue	38	41	48	50	47	48	47	47	48	49	61	68	70	55	46	41	38
Wed	38	41	47	50	46	44	44	44	47	51	62	67	67	55	48	42	39
Thu	39	41	47	50	45	45	45	45	46	52	64	70	68	56	47	43	38
Fri	38	39	43	45	44	45	45	46	54	62	71	73	66	55	47	41	39
Sat	38	39	40	40	41	42	43	43	44	45	46	47	46	43	40	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	43	42	41	41	40	40	40	41	38