Best Time to Drive from Gardena to El Monte

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-605 North and SR-91 East, usually 38 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Gardena 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	28	29	34	36	35	35	35	35	36	39	46	47	49	44	34	30	29
Tue	28	30	36	40	37	37	37	37	38	46	55	62	66	54	38	32	29
Wed	28	30	35	39	37	36	36	37	37	42	55	60	62	53	39	32	29
Thu	28	30	35	38	37	37	38	38	40	46	56	60	63	52	38	32	29
Fri	28	30	34	36	37	38	40	41	45	54	61	59	56	47	38	33	30
Sat	29	29	29	30	30	32	34	34	35	37	37	37	36	35	33	31	29
Sun	29	28	29	29	29	30	31	32	33	33	33	32	31	31	31	31	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Gardena to El Monte (via I-605 North and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 5 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 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gardena 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 Gardena to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 28 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gardena to El Monte?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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More drives

El Monte to Gardena (return trip) · Gardena to Los Angeles · Gardena to Long Beach · Gardena to Riverside · Gardena to Santa Ana · Gardena to San Bernardino · Gardena to Fontana · Gardena to Oxnard · Gardena to Moreno Valley · Gardena to Huntington Beach · Gardena to Glendale · Gardena to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	29	34	36	35	35	35	35	36	39	46	47	49	44	34	30	29
Tue	28	30	36	40	37	37	37	37	38	46	55	62	66	54	38	32	29
Wed	28	30	35	39	37	36	36	37	37	42	55	60	62	53	39	32	29
Thu	28	30	35	38	37	37	38	38	40	46	56	60	63	52	38	32	29
Fri	28	30	34	36	37	38	40	41	45	54	61	59	56	47	38	33	30
Sat	29	29	29	30	30	32	34	34	35	37	37	37	36	35	33	31	29
Sun	29	28	29	29	29	30	31	32	33	33	33	32	31	31	31	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	29	34	36	35	35	35	35	36	39	46	47	49	44	34	30	29
Tue	28	30	36	40	37	37	37	37	38	46	55	62	66	54	38	32	29
Wed	28	30	35	39	37	36	36	37	37	42	55	60	62	53	39	32	29
Thu	28	30	35	38	37	37	38	38	40	46	56	60	63	52	38	32	29
Fri	28	30	34	36	37	38	40	41	45	54	61	59	56	47	38	33	30
Sat	29	29	29	30	30	32	34	34	35	37	37	37	36	35	33	31	29
Sun	29	28	29	29	29	30	31	32	33	33	33	32	31	31	31	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	29	34	36	35	35	35	35	36	39	46	47	49	44	34	30	29
Tue	28	30	36	40	37	37	37	37	38	46	55	62	66	54	38	32	29
Wed	28	30	35	39	37	36	36	37	37	42	55	60	62	53	39	32	29
Thu	28	30	35	38	37	37	38	38	40	46	56	60	63	52	38	32	29
Fri	28	30	34	36	37	38	40	41	45	54	61	59	56	47	38	33	30
Sat	29	29	29	30	30	32	34	34	35	37	37	37	36	35	33	31	29
Sun	29	28	29	29	29	30	31	32	33	33	33	32	31	31	31	31	29