Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to El Monte
Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-605 North and SR-91 East and I-110 North, usually 56 at this time.
Only 17% 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 | 43 | 45 | 50 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 58 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 45 | 43 |
| Tue | 43 | 47 | 55 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 73 | 93 | 101 | 98 | 78 | 57 | 47 | 43 |
| Wed | 43 | 47 | 54 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 69 | 88 | 96 | 95 | 79 | 58 | 47 | 44 |
| Thu | 43 | 47 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 72 | 89 | 98 | 92 | 73 | 56 | 49 | 44 |
| Fri | 43 | 46 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 68 | 84 | 93 | 90 | 85 | 70 | 56 | 48 | 44 |
| Sat | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 44 |
| Sun | 44 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 44 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to El Monte (via I-605 North and SR-91 East and I-110 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).
About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes to El Monte?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to El Monte?
The 45-mile drive usually takes 43 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Rancho Palos Verdes to El Monte?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-91 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)
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