Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to El Monte

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 41 minutes via I-605 North and SR-91 East and I-110 North, usually 42 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Pedro 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	32	34	39	41	41	40	41	41	41	45	52	56	57	50	40	35	33
Tue	33	36	42	45	43	42	42	43	44	53	65	74	75	61	44	37	33
Wed	33	35	40	46	43	42	42	42	43	50	64	70	71	60	45	37	34
Thu	33	36	40	44	43	42	44	43	46	53	65	69	72	56	43	38	34
Fri	33	35	39	41	42	43	45	46	50	61	69	67	63	53	44	38	34
Sat	33	34	34	35	36	37	39	39	39	41	41	42	40	39	37	36	34
Sun	34	33	33	34	34	34	35	37	37	38	37	36	36	36	36	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from San Pedro to El Monte (via I-605 North and SR-91 East and I-110 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 75 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 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Pedro 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 San Pedro to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 32 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Pedro to El Monte?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	39	41	41	40	41	41	41	45	52	56	57	50	40	35	33
Tue	33	36	42	45	43	42	42	43	44	53	65	74	75	61	44	37	33
Wed	33	35	40	46	43	42	42	42	43	50	64	70	71	60	45	37	34
Thu	33	36	40	44	43	42	44	43	46	53	65	69	72	56	43	38	34
Fri	33	35	39	41	42	43	45	46	50	61	69	67	63	53	44	38	34
Sat	33	34	34	35	36	37	39	39	39	41	41	42	40	39	37	36	34
Sun	34	33	33	34	34	34	35	37	37	38	37	36	36	36	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	39	41	41	40	41	41	41	45	52	56	57	50	40	35	33
Tue	33	36	42	45	43	42	42	43	44	53	65	74	75	61	44	37	33
Wed	33	35	40	46	43	42	42	42	43	50	64	70	71	60	45	37	34
Thu	33	36	40	44	43	42	44	43	46	53	65	69	72	56	43	38	34
Fri	33	35	39	41	42	43	45	46	50	61	69	67	63	53	44	38	34
Sat	33	34	34	35	36	37	39	39	39	41	41	42	40	39	37	36	34
Sun	34	33	33	34	34	34	35	37	37	38	37	36	36	36	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	39	41	41	40	41	41	41	45	52	56	57	50	40	35	33
Tue	33	36	42	45	43	42	42	43	44	53	65	74	75	61	44	37	33
Wed	33	35	40	46	43	42	42	42	43	50	64	70	71	60	45	37	34
Thu	33	36	40	44	43	42	44	43	46	53	65	69	72	56	43	38	34
Fri	33	35	39	41	42	43	45	46	50	61	69	67	63	53	44	38	34
Sat	33	34	34	35	36	37	39	39	39	41	41	42	40	39	37	36	34
Sun	34	33	33	34	34	34	35	37	37	38	37	36	36	36	36	36	34