Best Time to Drive from Monterey Park to Corona

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-10 East and SR-71 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Monterey Park to Corona 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	37	38	39	42	41	41	41	42	44	47	58	57	58	56	44	39	36
Tue	37	38	39	45	41	41	42	42	43	49	61	66	65	60	51	40	36
Wed	36	39	39	45	42	41	42	42	45	53	62	65	65	60	52	41	37
Thu	37	38	38	44	42	41	42	42	45	50	58	61	64	57	49	40	37
Fri	36	38	38	42	42	42	42	45	52	61	75	67	61	55	49	41	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	41	44	46	46	44	41	38	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	38	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Monterey Park to Corona (via I-10 East and SR-71 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Monterey Park to central Corona 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 Monterey Park to Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Monterey Park to Corona?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Monterey Park to Corona?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (21 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	37	38	39	42	41	41	41	42	44	47	58	57	58	56	44	39	36
Tue	37	38	39	45	41	41	42	42	43	49	61	66	65	60	51	40	36
Wed	36	39	39	45	42	41	42	42	45	53	62	65	65	60	52	41	37
Thu	37	38	38	44	42	41	42	42	45	50	58	61	64	57	49	40	37
Fri	36	38	38	42	42	42	42	45	52	61	75	67	61	55	49	41	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	41	44	46	46	44	41	38	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	38	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	39	42	41	41	41	42	44	47	58	57	58	56	44	39	36
Tue	37	38	39	45	41	41	42	42	43	49	61	66	65	60	51	40	36
Wed	36	39	39	45	42	41	42	42	45	53	62	65	65	60	52	41	37
Thu	37	38	38	44	42	41	42	42	45	50	58	61	64	57	49	40	37
Fri	36	38	38	42	42	42	42	45	52	61	75	67	61	55	49	41	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	41	44	46	46	44	41	38	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	38	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	39	42	41	41	41	42	44	47	58	57	58	56	44	39	36
Tue	37	38	39	45	41	41	42	42	43	49	61	66	65	60	51	40	36
Wed	36	39	39	45	42	41	42	42	45	53	62	65	65	60	52	41	37
Thu	37	38	38	44	42	41	42	42	45	50	58	61	64	57	49	40	37
Fri	36	38	38	42	42	42	42	45	52	61	75	67	61	55	49	41	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	41	44	46	46	44	41	38	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	38	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	37