Best Time to Drive from Westminster to El Monte

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 36 minutes via I-605 North and I-405 North, usually 33 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Westminster 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	26	28	33	36	35	35	35	35	35	38	43	45	43	39	34	29	27
Tue	26	28	35	40	37	35	34	34	35	39	44	45	47	44	35	30	27
Wed	26	28	33	38	37	34	34	34	34	37	41	43	45	41	36	30	27
Thu	26	28	33	36	35	35	35	35	37	39	42	44	45	40	34	31	27
Fri	26	28	32	33	34	34	37	36	38	41	42	42	42	38	35	31	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	31	31	32	32	33	32	32	31	29	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	30	29	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Westminster to El Monte (via I-605 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westminster 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 Westminster to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 26 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to El Monte?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	28	33	36	35	35	35	35	35	38	43	45	43	39	34	29	27
Tue	26	28	35	40	37	35	34	34	35	39	44	45	47	44	35	30	27
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Wed	26	28	33	38	37	34	34	34	34	37	41	43	45	41	36	30	27
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