El Monte is a city in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles in Southern California.
Get in
By car
El Monte is located between I-10 (to the south) and I-210 (to the north), and I-605 (to the east).
By bus
El Monte has a major bus terminal hub for Greyhound and Los Angeles Metro.
By plane
- For commercial passengers, the closest major airports are in Burbank (IATA: BUR) northwest, and Ontario (IATA: ONT), east.
- San Gabriel Valley Airport (IATA: EMT), 34.086111°, -118.034722°. A popular destination for general aviation private pilots. While it is a controlled field, it has fairly low traffic for an LA metro field.
Get around
See
- El Monte Historical Museum, 3150 Tyler Avenue, +1 626-580-2232. M-W 10AM-4PM, Th 12:30,PM-4PM. Includes some information on how El Monte was a major stopover on the Santa Fe Trail and the site of a former lion trainer's locale called Gay's Lion Farm.
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Sleep
- Motel 6 Los Angeles - El Monte, 3429 Peck Rd, +1 626 448-6660.