Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Monterey Park

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 17 minutes via I-10 East, usually 15 at this time.

Only 17% 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.

On weekdays the 8-mile drive from Los Angeles to Monterey Park (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 8 minutes and up to 18 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 10 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (11 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Monterey Park to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 7 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 0.8 miles: 2 to 4 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Monterey Park along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Los Angeles to Monterey Park by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon889999991011131617151098
Tue8891099991011141617171398
Wed889999991012141618161298
Thu8899999910121417181612108
Fri88999991011121415151411108
Sat88888999101011101010998
Sun88888899999999998

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 Los Angeles to Monterey Park?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 8 minutes then, versus up to 18 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Monterey Park?

The 8-mile drive usually takes 8 to 18 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 10 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Monterey Park?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 18 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (1.1 miles)

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