Best Time to Drive from Yorba Linda to El Monte

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via SR-60 West and SR-57 North, usually 31 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Yorba Linda 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	28	30	36	37	38	37	36	37	36	36	41	42	44	41	34	29	28
Tue	28	30	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	40	41	46	53	52	37	32	29
Wed	28	31	36	37	37	38	36	37	36	36	38	40	48	47	34	31	29
Thu	28	31	36	38	37	38	38	37	39	39	39	42	50	42	34	31	29
Fri	28	30	36	37	37	36	37	38	41	43	43	45	47	46	34	32	30
Sat	28	28	29	29	29	32	35	35	35	36	36	37	36	34	32	31	30
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	29	31	32	33	33	34	32	31	31	30	31	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Yorba Linda to El Monte (via SR-60 West and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda to El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Yorba Linda to El Monte?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 28 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yorba Linda to El Monte?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (2 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (1.6 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (1.4 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
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Tue	28	30	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	40	41	46	53	52	37	32	29
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Thu	28	31	36	38	37	38	38	37	39	39	39	42	50	42	34	31	29
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	36	37	38	37	36	37	36	36	41	42	44	41	34	29	28
Tue	28	30	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	40	41	46	53	52	37	32	29
Wed	28	31	36	37	37	38	36	37	36	36	38	40	48	47	34	31	29
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