Best Time to Drive from Riverside to El Monte

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 46 minutes via SR-60 West and I-10 West, usually 47 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Riverside 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	40	62	64	60	54	50	47	46	45	45	47	46	47	45	41	40	39
Tue	39	62	66	60	52	51	48	46	45	45	46	47	51	48	44	43	40
Wed	40	60	65	61	55	50	48	46	45	45	46	47	54	64	63	52	40
Thu	41	58	62	57	51	50	47	46	46	46	47	49	52	48	46	45	40
Fri	39	46	49	49	47	47	47	46	48	47	52	48	52	58	55	55	39
Sat	39	40	41	40	40	42	43	46	44	44	44	46	50	49	47	45	39
Sun	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	43	42	41	42	43	46	49	49	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Riverside to El Monte (via SR-60 West and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside 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 Riverside to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 39 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to El Monte?

Leaving around 7:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (19 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	62	64	60	54	50	47	46	45	45	47	46	47	45	41	40	39
Tue	39	62	66	60	52	51	48	46	45	45	46	47	51	48	44	43	40
Wed	40	60	65	61	55	50	48	46	45	45	46	47	54	64	63	52	40
Thu	41	58	62	57	51	50	47	46	46	46	47	49	52	48	46	45	40
Fri	39	46	49	49	47	47	47	46	48	47	52	48	52	58	55	55	39
Sat	39	40	41	40	40	42	43	46	44	44	44	46	50	49	47	45	39
Sun	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	43	42	41	42	43	46	49	49	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	62	64	60	54	50	47	46	45	45	47	46	47	45	41	40	39
Tue	39	62	66	60	52	51	48	46	45	45	46	47	51	48	44	43	40
Wed	40	60	65	61	55	50	48	46	45	45	46	47	54	64	63	52	40
Thu	41	58	62	57	51	50	47	46	46	46	47	49	52	48	46	45	40
Fri	39	46	49	49	47	47	47	46	48	47	52	48	52	58	55	55	39
Sat	39	40	41	40	40	42	43	46	44	44	44	46	50	49	47	45	39
Sun	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	43	42	41	42	43	46	49	49	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	62	64	60	54	50	47	46	45	45	47	46	47	45	41	40	39
Tue	39	62	66	60	52	51	48	46	45	45	46	47	51	48	44	43	40
Wed	40	60	65	61	55	50	48	46	45	45	46	47	54	64	63	52	40
Thu	41	58	62	57	51	50	47	46	46	46	47	49	52	48	46	45	40
Fri	39	46	49	49	47	47	47	46	48	47	52	48	52	58	55	55	39
Sat	39	40	41	40	40	42	43	46	44	44	44	46	50	49	47	45	39
Sun	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	43	42	41	42	43	46	49	49	40