Best Time to Drive from El Monte to San Pedro

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via I-110 South and I-10 West, usually 36 at this time.

Only 9% 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 San Pedro 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	32	39	45	50	44	41	39	38	37	37	36	35	34	34	33	34	33
Tue	31	42	53	53	50	41	39	38	37	36	36	35	34	34	34	34	33
Wed	31	41	48	54	50	44	42	40	37	37	36	35	34	34	34	34	33
Thu	32	41	45	51	48	43	42	40	37	37	36	35	34	35	34	35	33
Fri	32	38	41	44	42	39	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	33
Sat	33	34	35	35	38	38	39	40	40	39	39	39	37	37	37	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	36	36	37	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	37	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from El Monte to San Pedro (via I-110 South and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.9 miles surface streets (1 to 2 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 San Pedro 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 San Pedro?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from El Monte to San Pedro?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 31 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to San Pedro?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 55 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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More drives

San Pedro 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	32	39	45	50	44	41	39	38	37	37	36	35	34	34	33	34	33
Tue	31	42	53	53	50	41	39	38	37	36	36	35	34	34	34	34	33
Wed	31	41	48	54	50	44	42	40	37	37	36	35	34	34	34	34	33
Thu	32	41	45	51	48	43	42	40	37	37	36	35	34	35	34	35	33
Fri	32	38	41	44	42	39	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	33
Sat	33	34	35	35	38	38	39	40	40	39	39	39	37	37	37	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	36	36	37	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	39	45	50	44	41	39	38	37	37	36	35	34	34	33	34	33
Tue	31	42	53	53	50	41	39	38	37	36	36	35	34	34	34	34	33
Wed	31	41	48	54	50	44	42	40	37	37	36	35	34	34	34	34	33
Thu	32	41	45	51	48	43	42	40	37	37	36	35	34	35	34	35	33
Fri	32	38	41	44	42	39	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	33
Sat	33	34	35	35	38	38	39	40	40	39	39	39	37	37	37	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	36	36	37	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	39	45	50	44	41	39	38	37	37	36	35	34	34	33	34	33
Tue	31	42	53	53	50	41	39	38	37	36	36	35	34	34	34	34	33
Wed	31	41	48	54	50	44	42	40	37	37	36	35	34	34	34	34	33
Thu	32	41	45	51	48	43	42	40	37	37	36	35	34	35	34	35	33
Fri	32	38	41	44	42	39	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	33
Sat	33	34	35	35	38	38	39	40	40	39	39	39	37	37	37	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	36	36	37	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	37	35