Best Time to Drive from Valencia to El Monte

Right now (12:33 am PDT): about 51 minutes via I-210 East and I-5 South.

Only 23% 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	54	68	69	59	54	55	54	54	61	68	71	71	56	51	51	49
Tue	49	60	85	89	66	57	54	54	56	60	67	74	72	62	54	53	51
Wed	49	53	62	69	67	58	56	55	56	63	68	72	75	62	56	52	50
Thu	50	56	84	81	60	55	54	54	58	65	75	80	79	64	54	54	51
Fri	50	54	56	59	57	55	59	60	68	77	85	86	76	62	56	53	51
Sat	50	52	52	52	53	55	57	59	63	63	64	63	57	53	51	51	49
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	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 89 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 3:30 pm on Saturdays (64 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 89 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 89 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 89 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	54	68	69	59	54	55	54	54	61	68	71	71	56	51	51	49
Tue	49	60	85	89	66	57	54	54	56	60	67	74	72	62	54	53	51
Wed	49	53	62	69	67	58	56	55	56	63	68	72	75	62	56	52	50
Thu	50	56	84	81	60	55	54	54	58	65	75	80	79	64	54	54	51
Fri	50	54	56	59	57	55	59	60	68	77	85	86	76	62	56	53	51
Sat	50	52	52	52	53	55	57	59	63	63	64	63	57	53	51	51	49
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	54	68	69	59	54	55	54	54	61	68	71	71	56	51	51	49
Tue	49	60	85	89	66	57	54	54	56	60	67	74	72	62	54	53	51
Wed	49	53	62	69	67	58	56	55	56	63	68	72	75	62	56	52	50
Thu	50	56	84	81	60	55	54	54	58	65	75	80	79	64	54	54	51
Fri	50	54	56	59	57	55	59	60	68	77	85	86	76	62	56	53	51
Sat	50	52	52	52	53	55	57	59	63	63	64	63	57	53	51	51	49
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	54	68	69	59	54	55	54	54	61	68	71	71	56	51	51	49
Tue	49	60	85	89	66	57	54	54	56	60	67	74	72	62	54	53	51
Wed	49	53	62	69	67	58	56	55	56	63	68	72	75	62	56	52	50
Thu	50	56	84	81	60	55	54	54	58	65	75	80	79	64	54	54	51
Fri	50	54	56	59	57	55	59	60	68	77	85	86	76	62	56	53	51
Sat	50	52	52	52	53	55	57	59	63	63	64	63	57	53	51	51	49
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	53	50