Best Time to Drive from Montebello to San Clemente

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 79 minutes via I-5 South, usually 54 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Montebello to San Clemente 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	48	55	69	73	62	53	52	52	53	52	52	54	58	52	50	51	50
Tue	49	58	76	79	67	56	54	55	54	53	54	56	60	54	50	52	50
Wed	48	56	74	79	67	57	55	54	53	53	54	56	60	54	51	51	50
Thu	48	56	73	76	67	58	56	56	55	52	53	55	59	52	50	51	50
Fri	49	56	64	63	58	55	54	53	52	53	57	56	57	54	52	52	51
Sat	49	51	51	52	53	53	54	53	53	55	54	54	53	52	51	51	50
Sun	49	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	52	53	53	52	52	52	53	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Montebello to San Clemente (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Montebello to central San Clemente 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 Montebello to San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Montebello to San Clemente?

The 55-mile drive usually takes 48 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to San Clemente?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (45 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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San Clemente to Montebello (return trip) · Montebello to Los Angeles · Montebello to Long Beach · Montebello to Anaheim · Montebello to Riverside · Montebello to Santa Ana · Montebello to Irvine · Montebello to San Bernardino · Montebello to Fontana · Montebello to Oxnard · Montebello to Moreno Valley · Montebello to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	55	69	73	62	53	52	52	53	52	52	54	58	52	50	51	50
Tue	49	58	76	79	67	56	54	55	54	53	54	56	60	54	50	52	50
Wed	48	56	74	79	67	57	55	54	53	53	54	56	60	54	51	51	50
Thu	48	56	73	76	67	58	56	56	55	52	53	55	59	52	50	51	50
Fri	49	56	64	63	58	55	54	53	52	53	57	56	57	54	52	52	51
Sat	49	51	51	52	53	53	54	53	53	55	54	54	53	52	51	51	50
Sun	49	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	52	53	53	52	52	52	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	55	69	73	62	53	52	52	53	52	52	54	58	52	50	51	50
Tue	49	58	76	79	67	56	54	55	54	53	54	56	60	54	50	52	50
Wed	48	56	74	79	67	57	55	54	53	53	54	56	60	54	51	51	50
Thu	48	56	73	76	67	58	56	56	55	52	53	55	59	52	50	51	50
Fri	49	56	64	63	58	55	54	53	52	53	57	56	57	54	52	52	51
Sat	49	51	51	52	53	53	54	53	53	55	54	54	53	52	51	51	50
Sun	49	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	52	53	53	52	52	52	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	55	69	73	62	53	52	52	53	52	52	54	58	52	50	51	50
Tue	49	58	76	79	67	56	54	55	54	53	54	56	60	54	50	52	50
Wed	48	56	74	79	67	57	55	54	53	53	54	56	60	54	51	51	50
Thu	48	56	73	76	67	58	56	56	55	52	53	55	59	52	50	51	50
Fri	49	56	64	63	58	55	54	53	52	53	57	56	57	54	52	52	51
Sat	49	51	51	52	53	53	54	53	53	55	54	54	53	52	51	51	50
Sun	49	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	52	53	53	52	52	52	53	50