Best Time to Drive from Torrance to El Monte

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 41 minutes via I-110 North and I-10 East, usually 37 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Torrance 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	33	34	37	35	35	36	37	39	65	99	107	102	75	51	37	32
Tue	32	33	33	38	34	35	36	38	40	74	94	106	105	90	64	41	33
Wed	32	33	34	40	35	37	35	37	43	67	100	106	105	88	64	47	33
Thu	33	33	34	38	35	35	36	37	45	70	102	111	107	92	74	54	35
Fri	33	33	34	38	36	36	38	45	57	68	91	95	89	63	51	43	33
Sat	33	32	33	33	34	35	35	37	41	54	50	43	42	39	36	37	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	35	36	35	35	35	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Torrance to El Monte (via I-110 North and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance (Opal 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 Torrance to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Torrance to El Monte?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 32 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to El Monte?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (2 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	33	34	37	35	35	36	37	39	65	99	107	102	75	51	37	32
Tue	32	33	33	38	34	35	36	38	40	74	94	106	105	90	64	41	33
Wed	32	33	34	40	35	37	35	37	43	67	100	106	105	88	64	47	33
Thu	33	33	34	38	35	35	36	37	45	70	102	111	107	92	74	54	35
Fri	33	33	34	38	36	36	38	45	57	68	91	95	89	63	51	43	33
Sat	33	32	33	33	34	35	35	37	41	54	50	43	42	39	36	37	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	35	36	35	35	35	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	34	37	35	35	36	37	39	65	99	107	102	75	51	37	32
Tue	32	33	33	38	34	35	36	38	40	74	94	106	105	90	64	41	33
Wed	32	33	34	40	35	37	35	37	43	67	100	106	105	88	64	47	33
Thu	33	33	34	38	35	35	36	37	45	70	102	111	107	92	74	54	35
Fri	33	33	34	38	36	36	38	45	57	68	91	95	89	63	51	43	33
Sat	33	32	33	33	34	35	35	37	41	54	50	43	42	39	36	37	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	35	36	35	35	35	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	34	37	35	35	36	37	39	65	99	107	102	75	51	37	32
Tue	32	33	33	38	34	35	36	38	40	74	94	106	105	90	64	41	33
Wed	32	33	34	40	35	37	35	37	43	67	100	106	105	88	64	47	33
Thu	33	33	34	38	35	35	36	37	45	70	102	111	107	92	74	54	35
Fri	33	33	34	38	36	36	38	45	57	68	91	95	89	63	51	43	33
Sat	33	32	33	33	34	35	35	37	41	54	50	43	42	39	36	37	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	35	36	35	35	35	36	34