Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Torrance

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 40 minutes via I-110 South and I-10 West, usually 37 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Torrance 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	31	38	48	52	44	40	38	36	36	35	35	34	33	33	32	33	32
Tue	30	43	56	56	52	40	38	37	35	35	35	34	33	33	33	32	32
Wed	30	41	51	56	52	43	40	38	36	35	35	34	33	33	33	33	32
Thu	31	41	47	53	48	42	41	39	36	36	35	34	33	34	33	33	32
Fri	31	37	42	45	42	38	38	37	35	35	35	34	34	35	34	33	32
Sat	32	33	33	34	38	38	40	41	39	39	38	39	37	37	36	34	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	35	37	37	39	38	37	36	35	35	35	35	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from El Monte to Torrance (via I-110 South and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 16 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 Torrance (Opal Street) 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 Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 30 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Torrance?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 South in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (12 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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More drives

Torrance 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 LAX · El Monte to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	38	48	52	44	40	38	36	36	35	35	34	33	33	32	33	32
Tue	30	43	56	56	52	40	38	37	35	35	35	34	33	33	33	32	32
Wed	30	41	51	56	52	43	40	38	36	35	35	34	33	33	33	33	32
Thu	31	41	47	53	48	42	41	39	36	36	35	34	33	34	33	33	32
Fri	31	37	42	45	42	38	38	37	35	35	35	34	34	35	34	33	32
Sat	32	33	33	34	38	38	40	41	39	39	38	39	37	37	36	34	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	35	37	37	39	38	37	36	35	35	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	38	48	52	44	40	38	36	36	35	35	34	33	33	32	33	32
Tue	30	43	56	56	52	40	38	37	35	35	35	34	33	33	33	32	32
Wed	30	41	51	56	52	43	40	38	36	35	35	34	33	33	33	33	32
Thu	31	41	47	53	48	42	41	39	36	36	35	34	33	34	33	33	32
Fri	31	37	42	45	42	38	38	37	35	35	35	34	34	35	34	33	32
Sat	32	33	33	34	38	38	40	41	39	39	38	39	37	37	36	34	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	35	37	37	39	38	37	36	35	35	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	38	48	52	44	40	38	36	36	35	35	34	33	33	32	33	32
Tue	30	43	56	56	52	40	38	37	35	35	35	34	33	33	33	32	32
Wed	30	41	51	56	52	43	40	38	36	35	35	34	33	33	33	33	32
Thu	31	41	47	53	48	42	41	39	36	36	35	34	33	34	33	33	32
Fri	31	37	42	45	42	38	38	37	35	35	35	34	34	35	34	33	32
Sat	32	33	33	34	38	38	40	41	39	39	38	39	37	37	36	34	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	35	37	37	39	38	37	36	35	35	35	35	34