Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to El Monte

Right now (9:18 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via US-101 South and I-10 East, usually 30 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 Van Nuys 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	30	31	33	35	35	34	34	35	36	44	57	62	65	52	38	33	30
Tue	30	31	32	37	34	35	35	36	38	49	59	66	69	57	45	34	30
Wed	29	31	33	38	34	35	35	35	39	47	58	65	67	58	44	36	30
Thu	29	31	32	37	33	34	35	34	40	47	62	74	68	57	47	39	31
Fri	30	31	33	37	35	34	36	40	46	49	65	63	64	52	43	36	30
Sat	30	30	31	32	32	33	34	35	40	46	51	44	45	37	35	35	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	32	33	34	34	35	35	34	36	35	34	34	35	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Van Nuys to El Monte (via US-101 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Van Nuys (Haynes 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 Van Nuys to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to El Monte?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 29 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to El Monte?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	33	35	35	34	34	35	36	44	57	62	65	52	38	33	30
Tue	30	31	32	37	34	35	35	36	38	49	59	66	69	57	45	34	30
Wed	29	31	33	38	34	35	35	35	39	47	58	65	67	58	44	36	30
Thu	29	31	32	37	33	34	35	34	40	47	62	74	68	57	47	39	31
Fri	30	31	33	37	35	34	36	40	46	49	65	63	64	52	43	36	30
Sat	30	30	31	32	32	33	34	35	40	46	51	44	45	37	35	35	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	32	33	34	34	35	35	34	36	35	34	34	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	33	35	35	34	34	35	36	44	57	62	65	52	38	33	30
Tue	30	31	32	37	34	35	35	36	38	49	59	66	69	57	45	34	30
Wed	29	31	33	38	34	35	35	35	39	47	58	65	67	58	44	36	30
Thu	29	31	32	37	33	34	35	34	40	47	62	74	68	57	47	39	31
Fri	30	31	33	37	35	34	36	40	46	49	65	63	64	52	43	36	30
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Sun	30	30	30	30	32	33	34	34	35	35	34	36	35	34	34	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	33	35	35	34	34	35	36	44	57	62	65	52	38	33	30
Tue	30	31	32	37	34	35	35	36	38	49	59	66	69	57	45	34	30
Wed	29	31	33	38	34	35	35	35	39	47	58	65	67	58	44	36	30
Thu	29	31	32	37	33	34	35	34	40	47	62	74	68	57	47	39	31
Fri	30	31	33	37	35	34	36	40	46	49	65	63	64	52	43	36	30
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