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Best Time to Drive from Montebello to Los Angeles

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 25 minutes via I-5 North, usually 27 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.

On weekdays the 11-mile drive from Montebello to Los Angeles (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 14 minutes and up to 30 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 20 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (23 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Montebello

Freeway, about 6 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 8 to 21 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 central Montebello to Downtown LA (City Hall) 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 Montebello to Los Angeles by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1418212322191919192024262724181514
Tue1417232623211919192225272827201514
Wed1417232624211919202326272827211514
Thu1418232623212020212326272928211614
Fri1417212221202021242829293029221615
Sat1414141516171920222323222220171615
Sun1414141414161719202121191818171715

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 Montebello to Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 14 minutes then, versus up to 30 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Montebello to Los Angeles?

The 11-mile drive usually takes 14 to 30 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 20 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 30 minutes.

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I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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