Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to El Monte

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 99 minutes via I-210 East and I-605 South, usually 130 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

Minutes from Palmdale 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	83	84	87	92	92	92	90	91	94	123	155	166	144	120	89	83	82
Tue	83	84	87	92	99	96	91	94	99	128	167	177	159	146	101	84	83
Wed	83	85	87	90	97	99	103	93	106	148	186	182	164	150	107	85	83
Thu	83	85	89	93	96	98	93	94	111	150	195	188	173	154	107	91	84
Fri	83	85	89	95	99	96	101	122	156	197	199	183	159	138	111	94	83
Sat	83	84	84	84	86	90	97	103	117	131	138	129	111	97	88	83	82
Sun	83	83	83	83	83	83	85	87	90	91	91	88	88	85	86	85	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Palmdale to El Monte (via I-210 East and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 206 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 114 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (138 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 40 miles surface streets (61 to 156 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central El Monte 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 Palmdale to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 206 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 82 to 206 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 114 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to El Monte?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 206 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (1 mile)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	84	87	92	92	92	90	91	94	123	155	166	144	120	89	83	82
Tue	83	84	87	92	99	96	91	94	99	128	167	177	159	146	101	84	83
Wed	83	85	87	90	97	99	103	93	106	148	186	182	164	150	107	85	83
Thu	83	85	89	93	96	98	93	94	111	150	195	188	173	154	107	91	84
Fri	83	85	89	95	99	96	101	122	156	197	199	183	159	138	111	94	83
Sat	83	84	84	84	86	90	97	103	117	131	138	129	111	97	88	83	82
Sun	83	83	83	83	83	83	85	87	90	91	91	88	88	85	86	85	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	84	87	92	92	92	90	91	94	123	155	166	144	120	89	83	82
Tue	83	84	87	92	99	96	91	94	99	128	167	177	159	146	101	84	83
Wed	83	85	87	90	97	99	103	93	106	148	186	182	164	150	107	85	83
Thu	83	85	89	93	96	98	93	94	111	150	195	188	173	154	107	91	84
Fri	83	85	89	95	99	96	101	122	156	197	199	183	159	138	111	94	83
Sat	83	84	84	84	86	90	97	103	117	131	138	129	111	97	88	83	82
Sun	83	83	83	83	83	83	85	87	90	91	91	88	88	85	86	85	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	84	87	92	92	92	90	91	94	123	155	166	144	120	89	83	82
Tue	83	84	87	92	99	96	91	94	99	128	167	177	159	146	101	84	83
Wed	83	85	87	90	97	99	103	93	106	148	186	182	164	150	107	85	83
Thu	83	85	89	93	96	98	93	94	111	150	195	188	173	154	107	91	84
Fri	83	85	89	95	99	96	101	122	156	197	199	183	159	138	111	94	83
Sat	83	84	84	84	86	90	97	103	117	131	138	129	111	97	88	83	82
Sun	83	83	83	83	83	83	85	87	90	91	91	88	88	85	86	85	83