Best Time to Drive from Banning to Santa Monica

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 99 minutes via SR-60 West and I-10 West, usually 93 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Banning 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	149	167	176	162	143	134	116	105	104	105	100	99	96	97	93	92	91
Tue	151	161	164	163	139	132	114	106	105	107	108	100	101	95	94	91	88
Wed	157	154	164	165	134	126	113	106	109	103	104	100	103	97	94	92	89
Thu	152	152	157	151	133	129	114	111	109	103	103	103	103	97	94	92	90
Fri	128	137	132	129	126	123	115	109	110	111	114	112	108	101	94	91	89
Sat	93	97	95	97	105	121	117	120	118	110	107	110	101	97	93	90	89
Sun	89	90	90	91	93	112	119	114	107	101	98	94	94	96	96	93	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 98-mile drive from Banning to Santa Monica (via SR-60 West and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 176 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10 am on Saturdays (121 minutes).

About 95 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (about 4 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Banning 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 Banning to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 176 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 98-mile drive usually takes 88 to 176 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Banning to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 176 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (33 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (32 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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
Mon	149	167	176	162	143	134	116	105	104	105	100	99	96	97	93	92	91
Tue	151	161	164	163	139	132	114	106	105	107	108	100	101	95	94	91	88
Wed	157	154	164	165	134	126	113	106	109	103	104	100	103	97	94	92	89
Thu	152	152	157	151	133	129	114	111	109	103	103	103	103	97	94	92	90
Fri	128	137	132	129	126	123	115	109	110	111	114	112	108	101	94	91	89
Sat	93	97	95	97	105	121	117	120	118	110	107	110	101	97	93	90	89
Sun	89	90	90	91	93	112	119	114	107	101	98	94	94	96	96	93	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	149	167	176	162	143	134	116	105	104	105	100	99	96	97	93	92	91
Tue	151	161	164	163	139	132	114	106	105	107	108	100	101	95	94	91	88
Wed	157	154	164	165	134	126	113	106	109	103	104	100	103	97	94	92	89
Thu	152	152	157	151	133	129	114	111	109	103	103	103	103	97	94	92	90
Fri	128	137	132	129	126	123	115	109	110	111	114	112	108	101	94	91	89
Sat	93	97	95	97	105	121	117	120	118	110	107	110	101	97	93	90	89
Sun	89	90	90	91	93	112	119	114	107	101	98	94	94	96	96	93	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	149	167	176	162	143	134	116	105	104	105	100	99	96	97	93	92	91
Tue	151	161	164	163	139	132	114	106	105	107	108	100	101	95	94	91	88
Wed	157	154	164	165	134	126	113	106	109	103	104	100	103	97	94	92	89
Thu	152	152	157	151	133	129	114	111	109	103	103	103	103	97	94	92	90
Fri	128	137	132	129	126	123	115	109	110	111	114	112	108	101	94	91	89
Sat	93	97	95	97	105	121	117	120	118	110	107	110	101	97	93	90	89
Sun	89	90	90	91	93	112	119	114	107	101	98	94	94	96	96	93	88