Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to El Monte

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-10 West, usually 51 at this time.

Only 32% 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 San Bernardino 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	44	66	66	65	57	53	52	50	49	49	51	49	52	48	45	46	44
Tue	43	67	70	66	55	54	50	50	49	50	50	50	52	50	46	46	44
Wed	44	65	72	69	61	55	54	50	50	50	51	51	58	65	62	52	43
Thu	44	65	69	64	57	53	50	49	49	51	52	52	54	55	49	49	44
Fri	44	52	54	55	52	52	51	50	50	52	54	50	52	61	67	54	43
Sat	43	46	45	45	46	47	47	54	49	47	47	46	47	47	45	44	43
Sun	44	44	44	45	44	46	46	47	47	47	45	46	46	48	51	54	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from San Bernardino to El Monte (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am 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 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Bernardino (West 5th Street) 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 San Bernardino to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Bernardino to El Monte?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 43 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to El Monte?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Inland Empire (23 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	66	66	65	57	53	52	50	49	49	51	49	52	48	45	46	44
Tue	43	67	70	66	55	54	50	50	49	50	50	50	52	50	46	46	44
Wed	44	65	72	69	61	55	54	50	50	50	51	51	58	65	62	52	43
Thu	44	65	69	64	57	53	50	49	49	51	52	52	54	55	49	49	44
Fri	44	52	54	55	52	52	51	50	50	52	54	50	52	61	67	54	43
Sat	43	46	45	45	46	47	47	54	49	47	47	46	47	47	45	44	43
Sun	44	44	44	45	44	46	46	47	47	47	45	46	46	48	51	54	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	66	66	65	57	53	52	50	49	49	51	49	52	48	45	46	44
Tue	43	67	70	66	55	54	50	50	49	50	50	50	52	50	46	46	44
Wed	44	65	72	69	61	55	54	50	50	50	51	51	58	65	62	52	43
Thu	44	65	69	64	57	53	50	49	49	51	52	52	54	55	49	49	44
Fri	44	52	54	55	52	52	51	50	50	52	54	50	52	61	67	54	43
Sat	43	46	45	45	46	47	47	54	49	47	47	46	47	47	45	44	43
Sun	44	44	44	45	44	46	46	47	47	47	45	46	46	48	51	54	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	66	66	65	57	53	52	50	49	49	51	49	52	48	45	46	44
Tue	43	67	70	66	55	54	50	50	49	50	50	50	52	50	46	46	44
Wed	44	65	72	69	61	55	54	50	50	50	51	51	58	65	62	52	43
Thu	44	65	69	64	57	53	50	49	49	51	52	52	54	55	49	49	44
Fri	44	52	54	55	52	52	51	50	50	52	54	50	52	61	67	54	43
Sat	43	46	45	45	46	47	47	54	49	47	47	46	47	47	45	44	43
Sun	44	44	44	45	44	46	46	47	47	47	45	46	46	48	51	54	43