Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to Monterey Park

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 22 minutes via I-10 East and US-101 South, usually 20 at this time.

Only 12% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 13-mile drive from Koreatown to Monterey Park (via I-10 East and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 14 minutes and up to 45 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 19 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (23 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Koreatown to central Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 14 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Koreatown to Monterey Park?

The 13-mile drive usually takes 14 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 19 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Koreatown to Monterey Park?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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