Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Van Nuys

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 41 minutes via I-10 West and I-5 North, usually 48 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Van Nuys 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	29	36	50	57	55	49	48	47	48	51	56	57	69	55	40	32	30
Tue	28	37	51	57	57	54	50	48	44	52	56	65	72	59	45	35	30
Wed	28	36	48	54	56	53	48	47	46	49	53	69	73	61	49	37	30
Thu	29	36	47	54	57	51	48	46	46	54	60	68	75	60	49	41	31
Fri	29	36	44	50	52	48	48	49	52	57	58	61	60	55	46	41	31
Sat	30	30	31	33	39	46	53	53	56	53	53	52	51	49	51	44	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	33	40	43	49	49	56	56	51	45	43	41	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from El Monte to Van Nuys (via I-10 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 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 Van Nuys (Haynes 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 Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from El Monte to Van Nuys?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 28 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Van Nuys 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 Torrance · 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	29	36	50	57	55	49	48	47	48	51	56	57	69	55	40	32	30
Tue	28	37	51	57	57	54	50	48	44	52	56	65	72	59	45	35	30
Wed	28	36	48	54	56	53	48	47	46	49	53	69	73	61	49	37	30
Thu	29	36	47	54	57	51	48	46	46	54	60	68	75	60	49	41	31
Fri	29	36	44	50	52	48	48	49	52	57	58	61	60	55	46	41	31
Sat	30	30	31	33	39	46	53	53	56	53	53	52	51	49	51	44	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	33	40	43	49	49	56	56	51	45	43	41	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	36	50	57	55	49	48	47	48	51	56	57	69	55	40	32	30
Tue	28	37	51	57	57	54	50	48	44	52	56	65	72	59	45	35	30
Wed	28	36	48	54	56	53	48	47	46	49	53	69	73	61	49	37	30
Thu	29	36	47	54	57	51	48	46	46	54	60	68	75	60	49	41	31
Fri	29	36	44	50	52	48	48	49	52	57	58	61	60	55	46	41	31
Sat	30	30	31	33	39	46	53	53	56	53	53	52	51	49	51	44	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	33	40	43	49	49	56	56	51	45	43	41	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	36	50	57	55	49	48	47	48	51	56	57	69	55	40	32	30
Tue	28	37	51	57	57	54	50	48	44	52	56	65	72	59	45	35	30
Wed	28	36	48	54	56	53	48	47	46	49	53	69	73	61	49	37	30
Thu	29	36	47	54	57	51	48	46	46	54	60	68	75	60	49	41	31
Fri	29	36	44	50	52	48	48	49	52	57	58	61	60	55	46	41	31
Sat	30	30	31	33	39	46	53	53	56	53	53	52	51	49	51	44	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	33	40	43	49	49	56	56	51	45	43	41	32