Best Time to Drive from ONT to El Monte

Right now (1:04 pm PDT): about 32 minutes via I-10 West, usually 36 at this time.

Only 34% 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 ONT to El Monte 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	29	47	52	46	42	39	37	36	36	35	37	35	36	34	33	34	32
Tue	29	47	53	49	41	40	36	35	35	36	37	37	36	36	36	36	32
Wed	30	48	55	52	45	40	42	35	35	34	36	36	39	48	49	44	31
Thu	29	46	52	47	42	39	36	34	36	36	36	38	41	39	37	38	32
Fri	29	35	38	37	37	37	35	37	39	40	41	36	40	45	55	47	31
Sat	30	31	32	31	31	33	33	34	36	34	34	34	34	35	34	32	30
Sun	30	30	31	31	30	31	32	32	32	34	31	31	32	34	38	40	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from ONT to El Monte (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Sundays (40 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Ontario International Airport (ONT) (Tower Drive) to central El Monte (Valley Boulevard) 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 ONT to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from ONT to El Monte?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 29 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from ONT to El Monte?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

El Monte to ONT (return trip) · ONT to Los Angeles · ONT to Santa Monica · ONT to Pasadena · ONT to Long Beach · ONT to West Covina · ONT to Burbank · ONT to Glendale · ONT to Santa Clarita · ONT to Van Nuys · ONT to Torrance · ONT to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	47	52	46	42	39	37	36	36	35	37	35	36	34	33	34	32
Tue	29	47	53	49	41	40	36	35	35	36	37	37	36	36	36	36	32
Wed	30	48	55	52	45	40	42	35	35	34	36	36	39	48	49	44	31
Thu	29	46	52	47	42	39	36	34	36	36	36	38	41	39	37	38	32
Fri	29	35	38	37	37	37	35	37	39	40	41	36	40	45	55	47	31
Sat	30	31	32	31	31	33	33	34	36	34	34	34	34	35	34	32	30
Sun	30	30	31	31	30	31	32	32	32	34	31	31	32	34	38	40	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	47	52	46	42	39	37	36	36	35	37	35	36	34	33	34	32
Tue	29	47	53	49	41	40	36	35	35	36	37	37	36	36	36	36	32
Wed	30	48	55	52	45	40	42	35	35	34	36	36	39	48	49	44	31
Thu	29	46	52	47	42	39	36	34	36	36	36	38	41	39	37	38	32
Fri	29	35	38	37	37	37	35	37	39	40	41	36	40	45	55	47	31
Sat	30	31	32	31	31	33	33	34	36	34	34	34	34	35	34	32	30
Sun	30	30	31	31	30	31	32	32	32	34	31	31	32	34	38	40	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	47	52	46	42	39	37	36	36	35	37	35	36	34	33	34	32
Tue	29	47	53	49	41	40	36	35	35	36	37	37	36	36	36	36	32
Wed	30	48	55	52	45	40	42	35	35	34	36	36	39	48	49	44	31
Thu	29	46	52	47	42	39	36	34	36	36	36	38	41	39	37	38	32
Fri	29	35	38	37	37	37	35	37	39	40	41	36	40	45	55	47	31
Sat	30	31	32	31	31	33	33	34	36	34	34	34	34	35	34	32	30
Sun	30	30	31	31	30	31	32	32	32	34	31	31	32	34	38	40	32