Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to Santa Monica

Right now (12:20 am PDT): about 33 minutes via I-405 South.

None 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 Canyon Country 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	33	49	63	54	41	36	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	34	33
Tue	32	63	86	69	46	36	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	34
Wed	33	39	51	51	42	34	35	35	35	36	38	36	37	38	37	36	32
Thu	34	58	78	57	37	36	36	34	36	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	34
Fri	33	38	43	37	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	34
Sat	34	36	36	35	35	35	35	39	40	35	36	36	36	35	34	35	32
Sun	33	34	34	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	35	36	36	36	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Canyon Country to Santa Monica (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canyon Country to Santa Monica?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 32 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Santa Monica to Canyon Country (return trip) · Canyon Country to Los Angeles · Canyon Country to Long Beach · Canyon Country to Anaheim · Canyon Country to Riverside · Canyon Country to Santa Ana · Canyon Country to Irvine · Canyon Country to Fontana · Canyon Country to Huntington Beach · Canyon Country to Glendale · Canyon Country to Garden Grove · Canyon Country to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	49	63	54	41	36	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	34	33
Tue	32	63	86	69	46	36	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	34
Wed	33	39	51	51	42	34	35	35	35	36	38	36	37	38	37	36	32
Thu	34	58	78	57	37	36	36	34	36	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	34
Fri	33	38	43	37	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	34
Sat	34	36	36	35	35	35	35	39	40	35	36	36	36	35	34	35	32
Sun	33	34	34	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	35	36	36	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	49	63	54	41	36	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	34	33
Tue	32	63	86	69	46	36	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	34
Wed	33	39	51	51	42	34	35	35	35	36	38	36	37	38	37	36	32
Thu	34	58	78	57	37	36	36	34	36	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	34
Fri	33	38	43	37	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	34
Sat	34	36	36	35	35	35	35	39	40	35	36	36	36	35	34	35	32
Sun	33	34	34	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	35	36	36	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	49	63	54	41	36	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	34	33
Tue	32	63	86	69	46	36	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	34
Wed	33	39	51	51	42	34	35	35	35	36	38	36	37	38	37	36	32
Thu	34	58	78	57	37	36	36	34	36	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	34
Fri	33	38	43	37	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	34
Sat	34	36	36	35	35	35	35	39	40	35	36	36	36	35	34	35	32
Sun	33	34	34	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	35	36	36	36	33