Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to El Monte

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 36 minutes via I-210 West, usually 35 at this time.

Only 28% 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 Rancho Cucamonga 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	46	50	47	41	39	36	35	34	33	35	38	37	35	31	31	30
Tue	29	51	55	51	45	38	36	34	34	33	36	38	38	37	33	31	30
Wed	29	50	52	48	43	39	36	34	33	35	37	38	39	38	35	32	30
Thu	30	48	52	45	43	37	35	34	34	35	36	38	38	38	34	31	30
Fri	29	38	38	37	37	37	35	35	35	35	37	38	37	38	34	31	30
Sat	30	31	31	31	31	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	32	30	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	34	35	36	33	33	33	33	33	33	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to El Monte (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (36 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Cucamonga 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 Rancho Cucamonga to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Cucamonga to El Monte?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 29 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to El Monte?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (6 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	46	50	47	41	39	36	35	34	33	35	38	37	35	31	31	30
Tue	29	51	55	51	45	38	36	34	34	33	36	38	38	37	33	31	30
Wed	29	50	52	48	43	39	36	34	33	35	37	38	39	38	35	32	30
Thu	30	48	52	45	43	37	35	34	34	35	36	38	38	38	34	31	30
Fri	29	38	38	37	37	37	35	35	35	35	37	38	37	38	34	31	30
Sat	30	31	31	31	31	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	32	30	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	34	35	36	33	33	33	33	33	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	46	50	47	41	39	36	35	34	33	35	38	37	35	31	31	30
Tue	29	51	55	51	45	38	36	34	34	33	36	38	38	37	33	31	30
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Fri	29	38	38	37	37	37	35	35	35	35	37	38	37	38	34	31	30
Sat	30	31	31	31	31	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	32	30	30
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	46	50	47	41	39	36	35	34	33	35	38	37	35	31	31	30
Tue	29	51	55	51	45	38	36	34	34	33	36	38	38	37	33	31	30
Wed	29	50	52	48	43	39	36	34	33	35	37	38	39	38	35	32	30
Thu	30	48	52	45	43	37	35	34	34	35	36	38	38	38	34	31	30
Fri	29	38	38	37	37	37	35	35	35	35	37	38	37	38	34	31	30
Sat	30	31	31	31	31	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	32	30	30
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