Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to Montebello

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 28 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 35 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Koreatown to Montebello 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	21	25	31	31	25	26	34	31	35	38	49	56	56	46	34	24	22
Tue	20	21	33	36	26	27	28	30	31	44	55	59	59	48	43	27	21
Wed	20	21	33	35	27	25	28	30	32	39	45	56	58	49	42	28	21
Thu	20	22	32	37	26	28	33	36	42	45	56	60	59	50	42	28	23
Fri	20	21	32	36	34	31	32	36	45	50	54	53	52	49	39	30	23
Sat	21	21	21	24	29	30	35	37	38	40	41	40	35	34	31	29	25
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	28	31	36	37	40	39	36	34	33	34	31	25

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Koreatown to Montebello (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (12 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Koreatown to central Montebello 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 Koreatown to Montebello?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Koreatown to Montebello?

The 16-mile drive usually takes 20 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Koreatown to Montebello?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Montebello to Koreatown (return trip) · Koreatown to Fontana · Koreatown to Moreno Valley · Koreatown to Lancaster · Koreatown to Palmdale · Koreatown to Valencia · Koreatown to Fullerton · Koreatown to East Los Angeles · Koreatown to Victorville · Koreatown to Costa Mesa · Koreatown to Norwalk · Koreatown to Universal City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	25	31	31	25	26	34	31	35	38	49	56	56	46	34	24	22
Tue	20	21	33	36	26	27	28	30	31	44	55	59	59	48	43	27	21
Wed	20	21	33	35	27	25	28	30	32	39	45	56	58	49	42	28	21
Thu	20	22	32	37	26	28	33	36	42	45	56	60	59	50	42	28	23
Fri	20	21	32	36	34	31	32	36	45	50	54	53	52	49	39	30	23
Sat	21	21	21	24	29	30	35	37	38	40	41	40	35	34	31	29	25
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	28	31	36	37	40	39	36	34	33	34	31	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	25	31	31	25	26	34	31	35	38	49	56	56	46	34	24	22
Tue	20	21	33	36	26	27	28	30	31	44	55	59	59	48	43	27	21
Wed	20	21	33	35	27	25	28	30	32	39	45	56	58	49	42	28	21
Thu	20	22	32	37	26	28	33	36	42	45	56	60	59	50	42	28	23
Fri	20	21	32	36	34	31	32	36	45	50	54	53	52	49	39	30	23
Sat	21	21	21	24	29	30	35	37	38	40	41	40	35	34	31	29	25
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	28	31	36	37	40	39	36	34	33	34	31	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	25	31	31	25	26	34	31	35	38	49	56	56	46	34	24	22
Tue	20	21	33	36	26	27	28	30	31	44	55	59	59	48	43	27	21
Wed	20	21	33	35	27	25	28	30	32	39	45	56	58	49	42	28	21
Thu	20	22	32	37	26	28	33	36	42	45	56	60	59	50	42	28	23
Fri	20	21	32	36	34	31	32	36	45	50	54	53	52	49	39	30	23
Sat	21	21	21	24	29	30	35	37	38	40	41	40	35	34	31	29	25
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	28	31	36	37	40	39	36	34	33	34	31	25