Best Time to Drive from Fullerton to El Monte

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-605 North and I-5 North, usually 31 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Fullerton 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	25	26	33	37	34	32	33	33	33	36	41	39	37	36	30	27	25
Tue	25	27	34	40	37	33	32	33	34	37	41	41	42	38	32	28	25
Wed	25	27	33	39	37	32	32	33	33	34	39	40	42	38	31	28	26
Thu	25	27	35	39	37	34	34	34	35	37	41	42	42	38	31	28	26
Fri	25	27	31	33	32	33	34	34	37	40	42	42	40	37	32	29	26
Sat	25	26	26	26	27	28	30	31	32	32	34	34	34	32	30	28	26
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	27	28	29	30	30	30	29	28	28	28	29	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Fullerton to El Monte (via I-605 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 42 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fullerton 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 Fullerton to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 42 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 25 to 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fullerton to El Monte?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (9 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	25	26	33	37	34	32	33	33	33	36	41	39	37	36	30	27	25
Tue	25	27	34	40	37	33	32	33	34	37	41	41	42	38	32	28	25
Wed	25	27	33	39	37	32	32	33	33	34	39	40	42	38	31	28	26
Thu	25	27	35	39	37	34	34	34	35	37	41	42	42	38	31	28	26
Fri	25	27	31	33	32	33	34	34	37	40	42	42	40	37	32	29	26
Sat	25	26	26	26	27	28	30	31	32	32	34	34	34	32	30	28	26
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	27	28	29	30	30	30	29	28	28	28	29	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	26	33	37	34	32	33	33	33	36	41	39	37	36	30	27	25
Tue	25	27	34	40	37	33	32	33	34	37	41	41	42	38	32	28	25
Wed	25	27	33	39	37	32	32	33	33	34	39	40	42	38	31	28	26
Thu	25	27	35	39	37	34	34	34	35	37	41	42	42	38	31	28	26
Fri	25	27	31	33	32	33	34	34	37	40	42	42	40	37	32	29	26
Sat	25	26	26	26	27	28	30	31	32	32	34	34	34	32	30	28	26
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	27	28	29	30	30	30	29	28	28	28	29	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	26	33	37	34	32	33	33	33	36	41	39	37	36	30	27	25
Tue	25	27	34	40	37	33	32	33	34	37	41	41	42	38	32	28	25
Wed	25	27	33	39	37	32	32	33	33	34	39	40	42	38	31	28	26
Thu	25	27	35	39	37	34	34	34	35	37	41	42	42	38	31	28	26
Fri	25	27	31	33	32	33	34	34	37	40	42	42	40	37	32	29	26
Sat	25	26	26	26	27	28	30	31	32	32	34	34	34	32	30	28	26
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