Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to Montebello

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-10 East and I-5 South, usually 42 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Mid-City 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	20	25	30	29	23	25	33	29	34	38	49	55	55	49	31	23	20
Tue	19	20	33	35	24	25	28	30	33	40	50	55	56	52	41	25	20
Wed	20	20	32	34	26	23	27	28	32	39	45	53	50	46	37	26	21
Thu	19	21	32	34	25	26	32	35	41	45	53	56	58	53	41	26	23
Fri	20	20	30	34	32	29	31	37	44	49	54	55	57	51	37	27	23
Sat	20	20	20	24	28	29	34	35	36	39	39	37	34	32	29	27	25
Sun	20	20	20	20	20	28	30	36	36	39	38	34	32	29	32	28	24

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Mid-City to Montebello (via I-10 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (40 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mid-City 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 Mid-City to Montebello?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mid-City to Montebello?

The 18-mile drive usually takes 19 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mid-City to Montebello?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Montebello to Mid-City (return trip) · Mid-City to Fontana · Mid-City to Moreno Valley · Mid-City to Glendale · Mid-City to Lancaster · Mid-City to Palmdale · Mid-City to Valencia · Mid-City to Fullerton · Mid-City to East Los Angeles · Mid-City to Costa Mesa · Mid-City to Norwalk · Mid-City to Rialto

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	19	20	33	35	24	25	28	30	33	40	50	55	56	52	41	25	20
Wed	20	20	32	34	26	23	27	28	32	39	45	53	50	46	37	26	21
Thu	19	21	32	34	25	26	32	35	41	45	53	56	58	53	41	26	23
Fri	20	20	30	34	32	29	31	37	44	49	54	55	57	51	37	27	23
Sat	20	20	20	24	28	29	34	35	36	39	39	37	34	32	29	27	25
Sun	20	20	20	20	20	28	30	36	36	39	38	34	32	29	32	28	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	19	20	33	35	24	25	28	30	33	40	50	55	56	52	41	25	20
Wed	20	20	32	34	26	23	27	28	32	39	45	53	50	46	37	26	21
Thu	19	21	32	34	25	26	32	35	41	45	53	56	58	53	41	26	23
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	25	30	29	23	25	33	29	34	38	49	55	55	49	31	23	20
Tue	19	20	33	35	24	25	28	30	33	40	50	55	56	52	41	25	20
Wed	20	20	32	34	26	23	27	28	32	39	45	53	50	46	37	26	21
Thu	19	21	32	34	25	26	32	35	41	45	53	56	58	53	41	26	23
Fri	20	20	30	34	32	29	31	37	44	49	54	55	57	51	37	27	23
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