Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to El Monte

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 41 minutes via I-605 North and I-405 North, usually 37 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 Fountain Valley 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	32	37	41	40	39	40	40	39	43	47	51	49	43	38	33	31
Tue	30	32	40	45	43	39	39	39	39	44	47	50	53	48	39	34	30
Wed	29	32	37	43	42	38	39	39	38	42	45	48	50	46	40	34	30
Thu	30	32	37	41	40	39	40	39	41	44	46	48	50	44	38	35	31
Fri	30	32	36	38	38	39	42	41	42	46	47	46	47	43	39	35	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	32	33	35	35	35	36	36	37	36	36	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Fountain Valley to El Monte (via I-605 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.6 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fountain Valley to El Monte?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 29 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to El Monte?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	37	41	40	39	40	40	39	43	47	51	49	43	38	33	31
Tue	30	32	40	45	43	39	39	39	39	44	47	50	53	48	39	34	30
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Thu	30	32	37	41	40	39	40	39	41	44	46	48	50	44	38	35	31
Fri	30	32	36	38	38	39	42	41	42	46	47	46	47	43	39	35	31
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Sun	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	31

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Mon	29	32	37	41	40	39	40	40	39	43	47	51	49	43	38	33	31
Tue	30	32	40	45	43	39	39	39	39	44	47	50	53	48	39	34	30
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	37	41	40	39	40	40	39	43	47	51	49	43	38	33	31
Tue	30	32	40	45	43	39	39	39	39	44	47	50	53	48	39	34	30
Wed	29	32	37	43	42	38	39	39	38	42	45	48	50	46	40	34	30
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