Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to El Monte
Right now (11:21 am PST): about 91 minutes via US-101 South, usually 86 at this time.
Only 9% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 73 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 99 | 122 | 139 | 142 | 129 | 117 | 92 | 78 | 73 |
| Tue | 73 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 88 | 101 | 133 | 137 | 142 | 131 | 121 | 101 | 81 | 73 |
| Wed | 73 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 88 | 95 | 116 | 133 | 150 | 130 | 117 | 100 | 83 | 73 |
| Thu | 73 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 85 | 89 | 96 | 131 | 154 | 153 | 136 | 121 | 103 | 87 | 74 |
| Fri | 73 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 85 | 93 | 103 | 119 | 141 | 157 | 149 | 142 | 117 | 97 | 83 | 74 |
| Sat | 73 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 91 | 102 | 100 | 102 | 95 | 96 | 90 | 86 | 82 | 74 |
| Sun | 73 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 85 | 87 | 103 | 97 | 98 | 88 | 87 | 82 | 74 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Oxnard to El Monte (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 157 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (103 minutes).
About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (18 to 44 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oxnard (East 5th Street) 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 Oxnard to El Monte?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 157 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Oxnard to El Monte?
The 74-mile drive usually takes 73 to 157 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Oxnard to El Monte?
Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 157 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 South in Los Angeles (52 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (11 miles)
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