Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to El Monte

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 49 minutes via I-605 North, usually 52 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Huntington Beach 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	42	45	54	53	51	51	54	52	51	62	63	66	64	58	48	45	42
Tue	42	46	56	62	54	52	52	52	52	58	63	67	69	60	50	44	42
Wed	42	46	54	58	56	55	53	52	56	63	64	69	71	62	55	53	45
Thu	42	46	55	58	55	52	52	53	55	60	63	68	70	59	51	47	42
Fri	42	45	51	52	51	51	54	54	56	60	63	62	60	54	50	46	43
Sat	42	42	43	44	45	47	48	48	49	52	53	54	53	49	45	45	43
Sun	43	42	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	46	45	44	45	45	45	45	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Huntington Beach to El Monte (via I-605 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (23 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) to central El Monte (Valley Boulevard) 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 Huntington Beach to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to El Monte?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 42 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to El Monte?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (3 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	42	45	54	53	51	51	54	52	51	62	63	66	64	58	48	45	42
Tue	42	46	56	62	54	52	52	52	52	58	63	67	69	60	50	44	42
Wed	42	46	54	58	56	55	53	52	56	63	64	69	71	62	55	53	45
Thu	42	46	55	58	55	52	52	53	55	60	63	68	70	59	51	47	42
Fri	42	45	51	52	51	51	54	54	56	60	63	62	60	54	50	46	43
Sat	42	42	43	44	45	47	48	48	49	52	53	54	53	49	45	45	43
Sun	43	42	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	46	45	44	45	45	45	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	54	53	51	51	54	52	51	62	63	66	64	58	48	45	42
Tue	42	46	56	62	54	52	52	52	52	58	63	67	69	60	50	44	42
Wed	42	46	54	58	56	55	53	52	56	63	64	69	71	62	55	53	45
Thu	42	46	55	58	55	52	52	53	55	60	63	68	70	59	51	47	42
Fri	42	45	51	52	51	51	54	54	56	60	63	62	60	54	50	46	43
Sat	42	42	43	44	45	47	48	48	49	52	53	54	53	49	45	45	43
Sun	43	42	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	46	45	44	45	45	45	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	54	53	51	51	54	52	51	62	63	66	64	58	48	45	42
Tue	42	46	56	62	54	52	52	52	52	58	63	67	69	60	50	44	42
Wed	42	46	54	58	56	55	53	52	56	63	64	69	71	62	55	53	45
Thu	42	46	55	58	55	52	52	53	55	60	63	68	70	59	51	47	42
Fri	42	45	51	52	51	51	54	54	56	60	63	62	60	54	50	46	43
Sat	42	42	43	44	45	47	48	48	49	52	53	54	53	49	45	45	43
Sun	43	42	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	46	45	44	45	45	45	45	42