Best Time to Drive from Azusa to Santa Monica

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-10 West and SR-60 West and I-605 South, usually 37 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	36	44	64	63	47	42	43	42	43	40	40	39	39	38	37	37	36
Tue	35	52	62	72	53	45	42	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	36
Wed	36	52	69	70	49	44	44	42	41	45	46	39	41	40	39	38	36
Thu	36	55	80	69	50	46	45	41	41	42	43	40	39	39	39	38	37
Fri	36	43	47	45	45	47	43	43	42	41	41	40	40	40	39	38	36
Sat	37	38	40	42	40	40	45	47	46	45	45	44	43	43	40	37	37
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	37	38	44	45	53	45	42	39	39	39	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 35 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (53 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 6 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 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 35 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Azusa to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 80 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	36	44	64	63	47	42	43	42	43	40	40	39	39	38	37	37	36
Tue	35	52	62	72	53	45	42	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	36
Wed	36	52	69	70	49	44	44	42	41	45	46	39	41	40	39	38	36
Thu	36	55	80	69	50	46	45	41	41	42	43	40	39	39	39	38	37
Fri	36	43	47	45	45	47	43	43	42	41	41	40	40	40	39	38	36
Sat	37	38	40	42	40	40	45	47	46	45	45	44	43	43	40	37	37
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	37	38	44	45	53	45	42	39	39	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	64	63	47	42	43	42	43	40	40	39	39	38	37	37	36
Tue	35	52	62	72	53	45	42	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	36
Wed	36	52	69	70	49	44	44	42	41	45	46	39	41	40	39	38	36
Thu	36	55	80	69	50	46	45	41	41	42	43	40	39	39	39	38	37
Fri	36	43	47	45	45	47	43	43	42	41	41	40	40	40	39	38	36
Sat	37	38	40	42	40	40	45	47	46	45	45	44	43	43	40	37	37
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	37	38	44	45	53	45	42	39	39	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	64	63	47	42	43	42	43	40	40	39	39	38	37	37	36
Tue	35	52	62	72	53	45	42	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	36
Wed	36	52	69	70	49	44	44	42	41	45	46	39	41	40	39	38	36
Thu	36	55	80	69	50	46	45	41	41	42	43	40	39	39	39	38	37
Fri	36	43	47	45	45	47	43	43	42	41	41	40	40	40	39	38	36
Sat	37	38	40	42	40	40	45	47	46	45	45	44	43	43	40	37	37
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	37	38	44	45	53	45	42	39	39	39	39	37