Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Woodland Hills

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 49 minutes via US-101 North and I-10 West, usually 52 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 Woodland Hills 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	33	38	40	43	42	40	39	38	37	38	40	41	48	43	37	34	33
Tue	32	38	43	48	45	42	40	38	38	41	41	47	55	51	45	34	34
Wed	34	38	41	45	44	40	43	38	38	38	50	54	55	48	38	35	33
Thu	33	37	39	45	42	41	41	39	42	42	60	92	72	55	44	39	34
Fri	33	37	38	40	39	38	40	43	45	53	100	92	78	60	46	39	35
Sat	35	35	36	35	37	37	47	52	48	49	56	65	64	44	41	39	34
Sun	33	34	33	34	35	36	43	39	39	39	39	40	38	38	37	38	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from El Monte to Woodland Hills (via US-101 North and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.5 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central El Monte to central Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from El Monte to Woodland Hills?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 32 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (12 miles)

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More drives

Woodland Hills 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	33	38	40	43	42	40	39	38	37	38	40	41	48	43	37	34	33
Tue	32	38	43	48	45	42	40	38	38	41	41	47	55	51	45	34	34
Wed	34	38	41	45	44	40	43	38	38	38	50	54	55	48	38	35	33
Thu	33	37	39	45	42	41	41	39	42	42	60	92	72	55	44	39	34
Fri	33	37	38	40	39	38	40	43	45	53	100	92	78	60	46	39	35
Sat	35	35	36	35	37	37	47	52	48	49	56	65	64	44	41	39	34
Sun	33	34	33	34	35	36	43	39	39	39	39	40	38	38	37	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	40	43	42	40	39	38	37	38	40	41	48	43	37	34	33
Tue	32	38	43	48	45	42	40	38	38	41	41	47	55	51	45	34	34
Wed	34	38	41	45	44	40	43	38	38	38	50	54	55	48	38	35	33
Thu	33	37	39	45	42	41	41	39	42	42	60	92	72	55	44	39	34
Fri	33	37	38	40	39	38	40	43	45	53	100	92	78	60	46	39	35
Sat	35	35	36	35	37	37	47	52	48	49	56	65	64	44	41	39	34
Sun	33	34	33	34	35	36	43	39	39	39	39	40	38	38	37	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	40	43	42	40	39	38	37	38	40	41	48	43	37	34	33
Tue	32	38	43	48	45	42	40	38	38	41	41	47	55	51	45	34	34
Wed	34	38	41	45	44	40	43	38	38	38	50	54	55	48	38	35	33
Thu	33	37	39	45	42	41	41	39	42	42	60	92	72	55	44	39	34
Fri	33	37	38	40	39	38	40	43	45	53	100	92	78	60	46	39	35
Sat	35	35	36	35	37	37	47	52	48	49	56	65	64	44	41	39	34
Sun	33	34	33	34	35	36	43	39	39	39	39	40	38	38	37	38	37