Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to El Monte

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 67 minutes via SR-118 East and I-5 South and I-10 East, usually 65 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Simi Valley 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	47	57	61	68	69	65	63	62	64	70	72	73	74	65	56	51	48
Tue	47	58	63	81	85	68	61	62	64	73	78	78	79	69	59	52	48
Wed	46	56	63	79	89	65	62	61	64	72	78	78	81	70	60	54	49
Thu	47	57	64	73	79	65	61	62	67	73	79	80	78	71	61	56	49
Fri	47	57	62	67	64	63	61	69	74	78	77	77	77	67	62	56	50
Sat	48	50	52	53	56	57	58	61	65	68	65	64	65	63	60	56	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	53	57	59	59	60	60	59	59	60	58	57	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Simi Valley to El Monte (via SR-118 East and I-5 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 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 Simi Valley (3rd 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 Simi Valley to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to El Monte?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 46 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to El Monte?

Leaving around 9 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (11 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	57	61	68	69	65	63	62	64	70	72	73	74	65	56	51	48
Tue	47	58	63	81	85	68	61	62	64	73	78	78	79	69	59	52	48
Wed	46	56	63	79	89	65	62	61	64	72	78	78	81	70	60	54	49
Thu	47	57	64	73	79	65	61	62	67	73	79	80	78	71	61	56	49
Fri	47	57	62	67	64	63	61	69	74	78	77	77	77	67	62	56	50
Sat	48	50	52	53	56	57	58	61	65	68	65	64	65	63	60	56	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	53	57	59	59	60	60	59	59	60	58	57	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	57	61	68	69	65	63	62	64	70	72	73	74	65	56	51	48
Tue	47	58	63	81	85	68	61	62	64	73	78	78	79	69	59	52	48
Wed	46	56	63	79	89	65	62	61	64	72	78	78	81	70	60	54	49
Thu	47	57	64	73	79	65	61	62	67	73	79	80	78	71	61	56	49
Fri	47	57	62	67	64	63	61	69	74	78	77	77	77	67	62	56	50
Sat	48	50	52	53	56	57	58	61	65	68	65	64	65	63	60	56	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	53	57	59	59	60	60	59	59	60	58	57	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	57	61	68	69	65	63	62	64	70	72	73	74	65	56	51	48
Tue	47	58	63	81	85	68	61	62	64	73	78	78	79	69	59	52	48
Wed	46	56	63	79	89	65	62	61	64	72	78	78	81	70	60	54	49
Thu	47	57	64	73	79	65	61	62	67	73	79	80	78	71	61	56	49
Fri	47	57	62	67	64	63	61	69	74	78	77	77	77	67	62	56	50
Sat	48	50	52	53	56	57	58	61	65	68	65	64	65	63	60	56	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	53	57	59	59	60	60	59	59	60	58	57	50