Best Time to Drive from Redlands to El Monte

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-10 West, usually 46 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Redlands 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	46	65	67	65	58	55	54	53	51	52	52	50	52	50	47	47	46
Tue	45	67	72	68	57	56	52	51	51	51	52	52	59	52	49	49	46
Wed	46	65	74	69	62	56	55	51	52	51	52	53	67	79	71	56	45
Thu	46	66	71	64	59	55	52	50	52	52	53	53	63	62	53	53	46
Fri	46	53	55	74	54	53	53	52	53	54	56	53	65	67	76	58	45
Sat	45	48	47	47	48	49	49	56	51	49	51	50	49	49	46	46	45
Sun	45	46	46	46	46	47	47	49	49	48	48	50	48	54	60	63	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Redlands to El Monte (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Sundays (65 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.7 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Redlands 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 Redlands to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 45 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redlands to El Monte?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Inland Empire (31 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (19 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

El Monte to Redlands (return trip) · Redlands to Los Angeles · Redlands to Mid-City · Redlands to San Diego · Redlands to Long Beach · Redlands to Anaheim · Redlands to Riverside · Redlands to Santa Ana · Redlands to Irvine · Redlands to San Bernardino · Redlands to Fontana · Redlands to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	65	67	65	58	55	54	53	51	52	52	50	52	50	47	47	46
Tue	45	67	72	68	57	56	52	51	51	51	52	52	59	52	49	49	46
Wed	46	65	74	69	62	56	55	51	52	51	52	53	67	79	71	56	45
Thu	46	66	71	64	59	55	52	50	52	52	53	53	63	62	53	53	46
Fri	46	53	55	74	54	53	53	52	53	54	56	53	65	67	76	58	45
Sat	45	48	47	47	48	49	49	56	51	49	51	50	49	49	46	46	45
Sun	45	46	46	46	46	47	47	49	49	48	48	50	48	54	60	63	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	65	67	65	58	55	54	53	51	52	52	50	52	50	47	47	46
Tue	45	67	72	68	57	56	52	51	51	51	52	52	59	52	49	49	46
Wed	46	65	74	69	62	56	55	51	52	51	52	53	67	79	71	56	45
Thu	46	66	71	64	59	55	52	50	52	52	53	53	63	62	53	53	46
Fri	46	53	55	74	54	53	53	52	53	54	56	53	65	67	76	58	45
Sat	45	48	47	47	48	49	49	56	51	49	51	50	49	49	46	46	45
Sun	45	46	46	46	46	47	47	49	49	48	48	50	48	54	60	63	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	65	67	65	58	55	54	53	51	52	52	50	52	50	47	47	46
Tue	45	67	72	68	57	56	52	51	51	51	52	52	59	52	49	49	46
Wed	46	65	74	69	62	56	55	51	52	51	52	53	67	79	71	56	45
Thu	46	66	71	64	59	55	52	50	52	52	53	53	63	62	53	53	46
Fri	46	53	55	74	54	53	53	52	53	54	56	53	65	67	76	58	45
Sat	45	48	47	47	48	49	49	56	51	49	51	50	49	49	46	46	45
Sun	45	46	46	46	46	47	47	49	49	48	48	50	48	54	60	63	45