Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Yorba Linda

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 40 minutes via SR-60 East and SR-57 South, usually 35 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Yorba Linda 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	31	35	37	37	35	33	34	35	35	46	48	56	53	38	30	29
Tue	29	32	35	37	37	35	34	34	35	37	59	69	67	57	46	32	29
Wed	29	31	35	38	37	36	34	34	34	42	57	65	65	58	46	33	29
Thu	29	31	34	36	35	33	35	33	35	40	49	56	62	53	40	31	29
Fri	29	31	35	36	35	33	34	34	40	56	66	51	47	46	38	32	30
Sat	29	29	29	30	31	31	32	33	33	33	35	35	35	32	32	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	32	31	30	30	30	30	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from El Monte to Yorba Linda (via SR-60 East and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 14 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 Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from El Monte to Yorba Linda?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 29 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (3 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (1.3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Yorba Linda 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	29	31	35	37	37	35	33	34	35	35	46	48	56	53	38	30	29
Tue	29	32	35	37	37	35	34	34	35	37	59	69	67	57	46	32	29
Wed	29	31	35	38	37	36	34	34	34	42	57	65	65	58	46	33	29
Thu	29	31	34	36	35	33	35	33	35	40	49	56	62	53	40	31	29
Fri	29	31	35	36	35	33	34	34	40	56	66	51	47	46	38	32	30
Sat	29	29	29	30	31	31	32	33	33	33	35	35	35	32	32	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	32	31	30	30	30	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	35	37	37	35	33	34	35	35	46	48	56	53	38	30	29
Tue	29	32	35	37	37	35	34	34	35	37	59	69	67	57	46	32	29
Wed	29	31	35	38	37	36	34	34	34	42	57	65	65	58	46	33	29
Thu	29	31	34	36	35	33	35	33	35	40	49	56	62	53	40	31	29
Fri	29	31	35	36	35	33	34	34	40	56	66	51	47	46	38	32	30
Sat	29	29	29	30	31	31	32	33	33	33	35	35	35	32	32	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	32	31	30	30	30	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	35	37	37	35	33	34	35	35	46	48	56	53	38	30	29
Tue	29	32	35	37	37	35	34	34	35	37	59	69	67	57	46	32	29
Wed	29	31	35	38	37	36	34	34	34	42	57	65	65	58	46	33	29
Thu	29	31	34	36	35	33	35	33	35	40	49	56	62	53	40	31	29
Fri	29	31	35	36	35	33	34	34	40	56	66	51	47	46	38	32	30
Sat	29	29	29	30	31	31	32	33	33	33	35	35	35	32	32	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	32	31	30	30	30	30	29