Best Time to Drive from Highland to El Monte

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-210 West, usually 53 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Highland 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	49	67	66	66	59	57	54	53	52	52	52	52	53	51	50	50	49
Tue	49	71	72	77	64	56	54	52	52	52	52	55	55	54	50	50	48
Wed	49	71	72	75	61	57	55	54	52	53	52	54	55	55	51	50	49
Thu	50	69	70	74	60	57	54	52	53	53	53	56	57	56	50	50	48
Fri	49	58	59	61	57	56	54	53	52	53	55	58	60	58	51	49	49
Sat	49	49	49	50	51	52	54	53	53	54	55	54	53	53	51	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	55	54	54	53	52	52	53	52	52	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Highland to El Monte (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (55 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Highland 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 Highland to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Highland to El Monte?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Inland Empire (30 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (1 mile)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

El Monte to Highland (return trip) · Highland to Los Angeles · Highland to Long Beach · Highland to Anaheim · Highland to Riverside · Highland to Santa Ana · Highland to Irvine · Highland to Fontana · Highland to Moreno Valley · Highland to Huntington Beach · Highland to Glendale · Highland to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	67	66	66	59	57	54	53	52	52	52	52	53	51	50	50	49
Tue	49	71	72	77	64	56	54	52	52	52	52	55	55	54	50	50	48
Wed	49	71	72	75	61	57	55	54	52	53	52	54	55	55	51	50	49
Thu	50	69	70	74	60	57	54	52	53	53	53	56	57	56	50	50	48
Fri	49	58	59	61	57	56	54	53	52	53	55	58	60	58	51	49	49
Sat	49	49	49	50	51	52	54	53	53	54	55	54	53	53	51	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	55	54	54	53	52	52	53	52	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	67	66	66	59	57	54	53	52	52	52	52	53	51	50	50	49
Tue	49	71	72	77	64	56	54	52	52	52	52	55	55	54	50	50	48
Wed	49	71	72	75	61	57	55	54	52	53	52	54	55	55	51	50	49
Thu	50	69	70	74	60	57	54	52	53	53	53	56	57	56	50	50	48
Fri	49	58	59	61	57	56	54	53	52	53	55	58	60	58	51	49	49
Sat	49	49	49	50	51	52	54	53	53	54	55	54	53	53	51	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	55	54	54	53	52	52	53	52	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	67	66	66	59	57	54	53	52	52	52	52	53	51	50	50	49
Tue	49	71	72	77	64	56	54	52	52	52	52	55	55	54	50	50	48
Wed	49	71	72	75	61	57	55	54	52	53	52	54	55	55	51	50	49
Thu	50	69	70	74	60	57	54	52	53	53	53	56	57	56	50	50	48
Fri	49	58	59	61	57	56	54	53	52	53	55	58	60	58	51	49	49
Sat	49	49	49	50	51	52	54	53	53	54	55	54	53	53	51	50	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	55	54	54	53	52	52	53	52	52	48