Best Time to Drive from La Habra to El Monte

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 26 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 30 at this time.

Only 9% 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 La Habra 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	22	23	30	36	33	32	32	32	30	31	35	36	35	36	31	24	22
Tue	22	24	32	35	34	31	31	31	32	34	37	38	36	37	33	28	23
Wed	22	24	32	37	32	31	30	31	30	30	33	33	34	34	30	26	23
Thu	22	24	33	36	33	32	33	31	34	36	36	35	34	34	30	27	23
Fri	22	23	28	32	31	32	33	35	39	41	39	37	36	37	31	28	25
Sat	22	22	23	23	23	27	32	33	32	32	32	32	31	31	28	26	24
Sun	22	22	22	22	22	24	25	28	30	28	29	27	26	26	25	25	23

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from La Habra to El Monte (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (14 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Habra 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 La Habra to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Habra to El Monte?

The 16-mile drive usually takes 22 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to El Monte?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (1.6 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Wed	22	24	32	37	32	31	30	31	30	30	33	33	34	34	30	26	23
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