Best Time to Drive from Azusa to Santa Monica

Right now (6:02 am PDT): about 45 minutes via I-10 West and SR-60 West and I-605 South, usually 59 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Azusa 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	39	55	67	66	58	51	47	44	43	42	43	46	54	53	40	37	36
Tue	37	59	79	81	73	59	48	44	43	42	43	46	52	50	40	37	36
Wed	37	55	79	81	75	61	48	44	42	42	43	47	56	53	41	37	36
Thu	37	59	79	80	74	62	50	46	43	44	46	49	59	52	41	37	36
Fri	37	55	70	70	62	55	49	47	46	46	47	49	51	48	43	38	37
Sat	36	37	38	40	41	43	48	49	51	50	49	48	46	44	41	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	39	41	43	46	48	47	44	43	43	40	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Azusa to Santa Monica (via I-10 West and SR-60 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Azusa (Foothill Boulevard) 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 Azusa to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Azusa to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-210 West 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	39	55	67	66	58	51	47	44	43	42	43	46	54	53	40	37	36
Tue	37	59	79	81	73	59	48	44	43	42	43	46	52	50	40	37	36
Wed	37	55	79	81	75	61	48	44	42	42	43	47	56	53	41	37	36
Thu	37	59	79	80	74	62	50	46	43	44	46	49	59	52	41	37	36
Fri	37	55	70	70	62	55	49	47	46	46	47	49	51	48	43	38	37
Sat	36	37	38	40	41	43	48	49	51	50	49	48	46	44	41	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	39	41	43	46	48	47	44	43	43	40	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	55	67	66	58	51	47	44	43	42	43	46	54	53	40	37	36
Tue	37	59	79	81	73	59	48	44	43	42	43	46	52	50	40	37	36
Wed	37	55	79	81	75	61	48	44	42	42	43	47	56	53	41	37	36
Thu	37	59	79	80	74	62	50	46	43	44	46	49	59	52	41	37	36
Fri	37	55	70	70	62	55	49	47	46	46	47	49	51	48	43	38	37
Sat	36	37	38	40	41	43	48	49	51	50	49	48	46	44	41	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	39	41	43	46	48	47	44	43	43	40	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	55	67	66	58	51	47	44	43	42	43	46	54	53	40	37	36
Tue	37	59	79	81	73	59	48	44	43	42	43	46	52	50	40	37	36
Wed	37	55	79	81	75	61	48	44	42	42	43	47	56	53	41	37	36
Thu	37	59	79	80	74	62	50	46	43	44	46	49	59	52	41	37	36
Fri	37	55	70	70	62	55	49	47	46	46	47	49	51	48	43	38	37
Sat	36	37	38	40	41	43	48	49	51	50	49	48	46	44	41	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	39	41	43	46	48	47	44	43	43	40	39	37