Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to El Monte

Right now (12:50 am PDT): about 27 minutes via I-10 East and I-5 South.

Only 10% 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 Sherman Oaks 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	26	30	34	38	38	36	35	36	38	44	52	59	59	52	38	29	27
Tue	27	30	35	39	40	40	37	37	37	52	60	65	65	55	43	33	27
Wed	26	30	35	41	42	38	38	37	41	48	64	68	69	60	43	34	28
Thu	27	29	35	39	41	38	36	37	41	51	67	72	67	58	48	37	28
Fri	27	30	34	38	38	36	36	42	50	56	63	64	62	52	45	38	29
Sat	28	27	28	29	32	35	37	36	45	52	46	46	46	45	39	37	29
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	30	34	37	38	38	37	39	37	36	35	34	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to El Monte (via I-10 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sherman Oaks 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 Sherman Oaks to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sherman Oaks to El Monte?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 26 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to El Monte?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

El Monte to Sherman Oaks (return trip) · Sherman Oaks to Los Angeles · Sherman Oaks to Long Beach · Sherman Oaks to Anaheim · Sherman Oaks to Riverside · Sherman Oaks to Santa Ana · Sherman Oaks to Irvine · Sherman Oaks to Santa Monica · Sherman Oaks to San Bernardino · Sherman Oaks to Fontana · Sherman Oaks to Oxnard · Sherman Oaks 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	26	30	34	38	38	36	35	36	38	44	52	59	59	52	38	29	27
Tue	27	30	35	39	40	40	37	37	37	52	60	65	65	55	43	33	27
Wed	26	30	35	41	42	38	38	37	41	48	64	68	69	60	43	34	28
Thu	27	29	35	39	41	38	36	37	41	51	67	72	67	58	48	37	28
Fri	27	30	34	38	38	36	36	42	50	56	63	64	62	52	45	38	29
Sat	28	27	28	29	32	35	37	36	45	52	46	46	46	45	39	37	29
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	30	34	37	38	38	37	39	37	36	35	34	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	30	34	38	38	36	35	36	38	44	52	59	59	52	38	29	27
Tue	27	30	35	39	40	40	37	37	37	52	60	65	65	55	43	33	27
Wed	26	30	35	41	42	38	38	37	41	48	64	68	69	60	43	34	28
Thu	27	29	35	39	41	38	36	37	41	51	67	72	67	58	48	37	28
Fri	27	30	34	38	38	36	36	42	50	56	63	64	62	52	45	38	29
Sat	28	27	28	29	32	35	37	36	45	52	46	46	46	45	39	37	29
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	30	34	37	38	38	37	39	37	36	35	34	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	30	34	38	38	36	35	36	38	44	52	59	59	52	38	29	27
Tue	27	30	35	39	40	40	37	37	37	52	60	65	65	55	43	33	27
Wed	26	30	35	41	42	38	38	37	41	48	64	68	69	60	43	34	28
Thu	27	29	35	39	41	38	36	37	41	51	67	72	67	58	48	37	28
Fri	27	30	34	38	38	36	36	42	50	56	63	64	62	52	45	38	29
Sat	28	27	28	29	32	35	37	36	45	52	46	46	46	45	39	37	29
Sun	27	27	27	28	28	30	34	37	38	38	37	39	37	36	35	34	29