Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Santa Monica

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-10 West and I-110 South and I-210 West, usually 34 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 Arcadia to Santa Monica 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	31	32	36	44	41	38	37	36	36	41	44	49	47	39	34	34	32
Tue	31	33	37	49	45	42	38	37	39	41	47	51	50	46	36	34	32
Wed	31	33	36	47	43	39	38	38	39	45	50	54	52	49	38	34	32
Thu	31	32	36	47	44	39	38	37	40	42	50	54	53	51	38	34	32
Fri	31	33	35	40	38	39	41	43	48	53	57	59	57	47	40	36	32
Sat	31	31	32	35	35	36	39	42	43	45	47	47	44	42	38	36	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	33	35	36	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Arcadia to Santa Monica (via I-10 West and I-110 South and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) to downtown Santa Monica 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 Arcadia to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Arcadia to Santa Monica?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 31 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	36	44	41	38	37	36	36	41	44	49	47	39	34	34	32
Tue	31	33	37	49	45	42	38	37	39	41	47	51	50	46	36	34	32
Wed	31	33	36	47	43	39	38	38	39	45	50	54	52	49	38	34	32
Thu	31	32	36	47	44	39	38	37	40	42	50	54	53	51	38	34	32
Fri	31	33	35	40	38	39	41	43	48	53	57	59	57	47	40	36	32
Sat	31	31	32	35	35	36	39	42	43	45	47	47	44	42	38	36	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	33	35	36	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	36	44	41	38	37	36	36	41	44	49	47	39	34	34	32
Tue	31	33	37	49	45	42	38	37	39	41	47	51	50	46	36	34	32
Wed	31	33	36	47	43	39	38	38	39	45	50	54	52	49	38	34	32
Thu	31	32	36	47	44	39	38	37	40	42	50	54	53	51	38	34	32
Fri	31	33	35	40	38	39	41	43	48	53	57	59	57	47	40	36	32
Sat	31	31	32	35	35	36	39	42	43	45	47	47	44	42	38	36	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	33	35	36	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	36	44	41	38	37	36	36	41	44	49	47	39	34	34	32
Tue	31	33	37	49	45	42	38	37	39	41	47	51	50	46	36	34	32
Wed	31	33	36	47	43	39	38	38	39	45	50	54	52	49	38	34	32
Thu	31	32	36	47	44	39	38	37	40	42	50	54	53	51	38	34	32
Fri	31	33	35	40	38	39	41	43	48	53	57	59	57	47	40	36	32
Sat	31	31	32	35	35	36	39	42	43	45	47	47	44	42	38	36	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	33	35	36	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	32