Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Van Nuys

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 40 minutes via I-10 West and I-5 North, usually 55 at this time.

Only 12% 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	28	37	63	69	68	60	57	55	60	66	77	78	72	58	48	34	30
Tue	28	40	62	70	72	67	57	56	52	72	79	75	65	56	52	37	30
Wed	28	38	58	65	71	64	57	57	56	66	75	75	71	56	54	41	30
Thu	29	37	57	63	71	62	55	56	60	77	82	79	71	57	53	48	31
Fri	29	35	51	61	61	56	58	64	69	81	78	76	72	62	57	51	32
Sat	30	30	31	35	39	55	60	64	73	73	69	72	67	65	65	55	33
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	36	49	56	64	66	73	70	66	59	57	49	35

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 82 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (73 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 82 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 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 82 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	28	37	63	69	68	60	57	55	60	66	77	78	72	58	48	34	30
Tue	28	40	62	70	72	67	57	56	52	72	79	75	65	56	52	37	30
Wed	28	38	58	65	71	64	57	57	56	66	75	75	71	56	54	41	30
Thu	29	37	57	63	71	62	55	56	60	77	82	79	71	57	53	48	31
Fri	29	35	51	61	61	56	58	64	69	81	78	76	72	62	57	51	32
Sat	30	30	31	35	39	55	60	64	73	73	69	72	67	65	65	55	33
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	36	49	56	64	66	73	70	66	59	57	49	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	37	63	69	68	60	57	55	60	66	77	78	72	58	48	34	30
Tue	28	40	62	70	72	67	57	56	52	72	79	75	65	56	52	37	30
Wed	28	38	58	65	71	64	57	57	56	66	75	75	71	56	54	41	30
Thu	29	37	57	63	71	62	55	56	60	77	82	79	71	57	53	48	31
Fri	29	35	51	61	61	56	58	64	69	81	78	76	72	62	57	51	32
Sat	30	30	31	35	39	55	60	64	73	73	69	72	67	65	65	55	33
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	36	49	56	64	66	73	70	66	59	57	49	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	37	63	69	68	60	57	55	60	66	77	78	72	58	48	34	30
Tue	28	40	62	70	72	67	57	56	52	72	79	75	65	56	52	37	30
Wed	28	38	58	65	71	64	57	57	56	66	75	75	71	56	54	41	30
Thu	29	37	57	63	71	62	55	56	60	77	82	79	71	57	53	48	31
Fri	29	35	51	61	61	56	58	64	69	81	78	76	72	62	57	51	32
Sat	30	30	31	35	39	55	60	64	73	73	69	72	67	65	65	55	33
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	36	49	56	64	66	73	70	66	59	57	49	35