Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to El Monte

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 51 minutes via I-5 South and I-10 East, usually 53 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Santa Clarita 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	42	52	61	66	58	54	54	53	56	63	66	68	69	60	51	45	43
Tue	41	55	73	82	68	57	52	53	54	65	70	73	75	66	55	48	43
Wed	41	50	58	68	67	55	54	53	56	64	71	72	74	66	55	48	43
Thu	42	51	68	67	63	56	54	54	58	65	73	75	74	65	56	51	44
Fri	42	49	53	57	54	53	55	61	65	71	71	72	71	61	56	51	45
Sat	43	44	45	46	49	50	54	56	61	64	60	60	60	58	53	50	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	46	51	55	57	59	59	56	54	54	52	51	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Santa Clarita to El Monte (via I-5 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) 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 Santa Clarita to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to El Monte?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 41 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to El Monte?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-14 South 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	42	52	61	66	58	54	54	53	56	63	66	68	69	60	51	45	43
Tue	41	55	73	82	68	57	52	53	54	65	70	73	75	66	55	48	43
Wed	41	50	58	68	67	55	54	53	56	64	71	72	74	66	55	48	43
Thu	42	51	68	67	63	56	54	54	58	65	73	75	74	65	56	51	44
Fri	42	49	53	57	54	53	55	61	65	71	71	72	71	61	56	51	45
Sat	43	44	45	46	49	50	54	56	61	64	60	60	60	58	53	50	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	46	51	55	57	59	59	56	54	54	52	51	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	52	61	66	58	54	54	53	56	63	66	68	69	60	51	45	43
Tue	41	55	73	82	68	57	52	53	54	65	70	73	75	66	55	48	43
Wed	41	50	58	68	67	55	54	53	56	64	71	72	74	66	55	48	43
Thu	42	51	68	67	63	56	54	54	58	65	73	75	74	65	56	51	44
Fri	42	49	53	57	54	53	55	61	65	71	71	72	71	61	56	51	45
Sat	43	44	45	46	49	50	54	56	61	64	60	60	60	58	53	50	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	46	51	55	57	59	59	56	54	54	52	51	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	52	61	66	58	54	54	53	56	63	66	68	69	60	51	45	43
Tue	41	55	73	82	68	57	52	53	54	65	70	73	75	66	55	48	43
Wed	41	50	58	68	67	55	54	53	56	64	71	72	74	66	55	48	43
Thu	42	51	68	67	63	56	54	54	58	65	73	75	74	65	56	51	44
Fri	42	49	53	57	54	53	55	61	65	71	71	72	71	61	56	51	45
Sat	43	44	45	46	49	50	54	56	61	64	60	60	60	58	53	50	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	46	51	55	57	59	59	56	54	54	52	51	44