Best Time to Drive from Encino to El Monte

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-10 East and I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 61 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Encino to El Monte 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	38	43	46	47	45	44	47	50	60	71	75	74	62	53	35	30
Tue	29	37	43	47	48	49	46	47	48	63	77	75	74	64	54	39	31
Wed	29	36	42	47	46	45	46	45	49	58	69	75	84	66	53	43	32
Thu	29	36	42	46	47	47	44	46	50	61	77	86	80	67	57	45	33
Fri	30	36	41	46	45	44	45	56	59	70	79	82	79	68	55	45	33
Sat	31	31	32	33	40	43	49	45	58	64	62	57	56	56	50	47	34
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	35	44	47	48	51	53	57	53	53	46	44	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Encino to El Monte (via I-10 East and I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Encino to central El Monte 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 Encino to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 29 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Encino to El Monte?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

El Monte to Encino (return trip) · Encino to Los Angeles · Encino to Riverside · Encino to Santa Ana · Encino to Irvine · Encino to San Bernardino · Encino to Fontana · Encino to Oxnard · Encino to Rancho Cucamonga · Encino to Hollywood · Encino to Corona · Encino to Lancaster

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	38	43	46	47	45	44	47	50	60	71	75	74	62	53	35	30
Tue	29	37	43	47	48	49	46	47	48	63	77	75	74	64	54	39	31
Wed	29	36	42	47	46	45	46	45	49	58	69	75	84	66	53	43	32
Thu	29	36	42	46	47	47	44	46	50	61	77	86	80	67	57	45	33
Fri	30	36	41	46	45	44	45	56	59	70	79	82	79	68	55	45	33
Sat	31	31	32	33	40	43	49	45	58	64	62	57	56	56	50	47	34
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	35	44	47	48	51	53	57	53	53	46	44	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	38	43	46	47	45	44	47	50	60	71	75	74	62	53	35	30
Tue	29	37	43	47	48	49	46	47	48	63	77	75	74	64	54	39	31
Wed	29	36	42	47	46	45	46	45	49	58	69	75	84	66	53	43	32
Thu	29	36	42	46	47	47	44	46	50	61	77	86	80	67	57	45	33
Fri	30	36	41	46	45	44	45	56	59	70	79	82	79	68	55	45	33
Sat	31	31	32	33	40	43	49	45	58	64	62	57	56	56	50	47	34
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	35	44	47	48	51	53	57	53	53	46	44	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	38	43	46	47	45	44	47	50	60	71	75	74	62	53	35	30
Tue	29	37	43	47	48	49	46	47	48	63	77	75	74	64	54	39	31
Wed	29	36	42	47	46	45	46	45	49	58	69	75	84	66	53	43	32
Thu	29	36	42	46	47	47	44	46	50	61	77	86	80	67	57	45	33
Fri	30	36	41	46	45	44	45	56	59	70	79	82	79	68	55	45	33
Sat	31	31	32	33	40	43	49	45	58	64	62	57	56	56	50	47	34
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	35	44	47	48	51	53	57	53	53	46	44	35