Best Time to Drive from LGB to El Monte

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via I-605 North, usually 36 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 LGB 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	28	30	39	43	42	38	40	38	39	48	54	59	57	49	37	30	29
Tue	28	31	44	57	51	42	40	38	39	48	55	62	65	57	42	31	28
Wed	28	31	41	50	47	41	38	37	38	47	54	58	62	54	43	33	28
Thu	28	31	41	49	45	42	40	39	42	50	57	62	66	54	41	34	29
Fri	28	30	38	39	38	39	43	44	47	54	58	58	57	49	41	34	29
Sat	29	28	29	29	31	31	33	34	37	40	43	45	44	39	35	31	29
Sun	29	28	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	31	31	30	31	31	31	31	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from LGB to El Monte (via I-605 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (13 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster 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 LGB to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 28 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to El Monte?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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	28	30	39	43	42	38	40	38	39	48	54	59	57	49	37	30	29
Tue	28	31	44	57	51	42	40	38	39	48	55	62	65	57	42	31	28
Wed	28	31	41	50	47	41	38	37	38	47	54	58	62	54	43	33	28
Thu	28	31	41	49	45	42	40	39	42	50	57	62	66	54	41	34	29
Fri	28	30	38	39	38	39	43	44	47	54	58	58	57	49	41	34	29
Sat	29	28	29	29	31	31	33	34	37	40	43	45	44	39	35	31	29
Sun	29	28	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	31	31	30	31	31	31	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	39	43	42	38	40	38	39	48	54	59	57	49	37	30	29
Tue	28	31	44	57	51	42	40	38	39	48	55	62	65	57	42	31	28
Wed	28	31	41	50	47	41	38	37	38	47	54	58	62	54	43	33	28
Thu	28	31	41	49	45	42	40	39	42	50	57	62	66	54	41	34	29
Fri	28	30	38	39	38	39	43	44	47	54	58	58	57	49	41	34	29
Sat	29	28	29	29	31	31	33	34	37	40	43	45	44	39	35	31	29
Sun	29	28	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	31	31	30	31	31	31	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	39	43	42	38	40	38	39	48	54	59	57	49	37	30	29
Tue	28	31	44	57	51	42	40	38	39	48	55	62	65	57	42	31	28
Wed	28	31	41	50	47	41	38	37	38	47	54	58	62	54	43	33	28
Thu	28	31	41	49	45	42	40	39	42	50	57	62	66	54	41	34	29
Fri	28	30	38	39	38	39	43	44	47	54	58	58	57	49	41	34	29
Sat	29	28	29	29	31	31	33	34	37	40	43	45	44	39	35	31	29
Sun	29	28	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	31	31	30	31	31	31	31	29