Best Time to Drive from Valencia to El Monte

Right now (3:35 am PST): about 51 minutes via I-210 East and I-5 South.

Only 20% 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 Valencia 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	49	55	67	70	60	55	54	54	55	60	67	71	71	57	52	51	50
Tue	49	60	85	90	67	57	54	54	56	59	68	74	74	64	55	53	51
Wed	49	55	64	74	67	58	55	55	56	63	70	73	71	62	56	53	51
Thu	50	55	81	78	61	57	57	55	58	64	74	79	73	63	55	53	51
Fri	50	55	56	58	57	55	58	60	66	75	83	84	75	62	56	53	51
Sat	50	52	52	52	53	54	55	58	61	60	61	61	57	54	52	51	49
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	54	52	53	52	53	52	53	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Valencia to El Monte (via I-210 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia 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 Valencia to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 49 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to El Monte?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (35 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (1 mile)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	55	67	70	60	55	54	54	55	60	67	71	71	57	52	51	50
Tue	49	60	85	90	67	57	54	54	56	59	68	74	74	64	55	53	51
Wed	49	55	64	74	67	58	55	55	56	63	70	73	71	62	56	53	51
Thu	50	55	81	78	61	57	57	55	58	64	74	79	73	63	55	53	51
Fri	50	55	56	58	57	55	58	60	66	75	83	84	75	62	56	53	51
Sat	50	52	52	52	53	54	55	58	61	60	61	61	57	54	52	51	49
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	54	52	53	52	53	52	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	55	67	70	60	55	54	54	55	60	67	71	71	57	52	51	50
Tue	49	60	85	90	67	57	54	54	56	59	68	74	74	64	55	53	51
Wed	49	55	64	74	67	58	55	55	56	63	70	73	71	62	56	53	51
Thu	50	55	81	78	61	57	57	55	58	64	74	79	73	63	55	53	51
Fri	50	55	56	58	57	55	58	60	66	75	83	84	75	62	56	53	51
Sat	50	52	52	52	53	54	55	58	61	60	61	61	57	54	52	51	49
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	54	52	53	52	53	52	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	55	67	70	60	55	54	54	55	60	67	71	71	57	52	51	50
Tue	49	60	85	90	67	57	54	54	56	59	68	74	74	64	55	53	51
Wed	49	55	64	74	67	58	55	55	56	63	70	73	71	62	56	53	51
Thu	50	55	81	78	61	57	57	55	58	64	74	79	73	63	55	53	51
Fri	50	55	56	58	57	55	58	60	66	75	83	84	75	62	56	53	51
Sat	50	52	52	52	53	54	55	58	61	60	61	61	57	54	52	51	49
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	54	52	53	52	53	52	53	50