Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to El Monte
Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via SR-118 East and I-5 South and I-10 East, usually 51 at this time.
Only 14% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 47 | 57 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 63 | 56 | 51 | 48 |
| Tue | 46 | 58 | 63 | 76 | 82 | 68 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 52 | 48 |
| Wed | 47 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 88 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 68 | 58 | 53 | 49 |
| Thu | 47 | 57 | 64 | 76 | 80 | 65 | 61 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 56 | 49 |
| Fri | 47 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 66 | 61 | 57 | 50 |
| Sat | 49 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 56 | 49 |
| Sun | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 53 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 57 | 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 88 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 (70 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 88 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 88 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 88 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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