Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to El Monte

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 56 minutes via I-5 South and I-10 East, usually 54 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Porter Ranch 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	37	44	49	55	55	51	50	49	51	58	61	63	66	57	47	40	38
Tue	36	44	51	63	67	56	49	50	50	61	66	69	70	60	50	42	38
Wed	36	43	50	62	69	54	50	50	52	60	67	68	71	62	51	44	38
Thu	36	43	51	57	63	54	49	50	54	61	68	71	70	61	52	47	39
Fri	36	43	48	54	51	49	49	55	60	67	67	67	68	58	51	47	39
Sat	38	38	40	41	43	45	48	48	54	59	56	54	55	53	49	47	39
Sun	37	38	38	38	38	41	46	48	49	51	49	50	49	49	47	47	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Porter Ranch to El Monte (via I-5 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) 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 Porter Ranch to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Porter Ranch to El Monte?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 36 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to El Monte?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	44	49	55	55	51	50	49	51	58	61	63	66	57	47	40	38
Tue	36	44	51	63	67	56	49	50	50	61	66	69	70	60	50	42	38
Wed	36	43	50	62	69	54	50	50	52	60	67	68	71	62	51	44	38
Thu	36	43	51	57	63	54	49	50	54	61	68	71	70	61	52	47	39
Fri	36	43	48	54	51	49	49	55	60	67	67	67	68	58	51	47	39
Sat	38	38	40	41	43	45	48	48	54	59	56	54	55	53	49	47	39
Sun	37	38	38	38	38	41	46	48	49	51	49	50	49	49	47	47	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	44	49	55	55	51	50	49	51	58	61	63	66	57	47	40	38
Tue	36	44	51	63	67	56	49	50	50	61	66	69	70	60	50	42	38
Wed	36	43	50	62	69	54	50	50	52	60	67	68	71	62	51	44	38
Thu	36	43	51	57	63	54	49	50	54	61	68	71	70	61	52	47	39
Fri	36	43	48	54	51	49	49	55	60	67	67	67	68	58	51	47	39
Sat	38	38	40	41	43	45	48	48	54	59	56	54	55	53	49	47	39
Sun	37	38	38	38	38	41	46	48	49	51	49	50	49	49	47	47	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	44	49	55	55	51	50	49	51	58	61	63	66	57	47	40	38
Tue	36	44	51	63	67	56	49	50	50	61	66	69	70	60	50	42	38
Wed	36	43	50	62	69	54	50	50	52	60	67	68	71	62	51	44	38
Thu	36	43	51	57	63	54	49	50	54	61	68	71	70	61	52	47	39
Fri	36	43	48	54	51	49	49	55	60	67	67	67	68	58	51	47	39
Sat	38	38	40	41	43	45	48	48	54	59	56	54	55	53	49	47	39
Sun	37	38	38	38	38	41	46	48	49	51	49	50	49	49	47	47	40