Best Time to Drive from Chino Hills to Santa Monica

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via SR-60 West and I-10 West, usually 49 at this time.

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 Chino Hills 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	44	64	78	77	69	61	56	54	52	52	53	56	59	56	47	44	43
Tue	44	75	93	95	82	68	58	54	52	52	53	58	63	57	48	44	43
Wed	44	68	93	96	85	69	58	55	52	53	54	59	67	60	48	44	43
Thu	44	75	91	92	85	72	61	56	54	54	56	60	69	60	49	45	43
Fri	43	67	78	78	70	64	60	58	58	59	58	60	63	59	51	45	43
Sat	43	44	46	47	48	52	57	58	61	61	58	57	56	53	48	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	46	48	51	54	55	53	51	49	48	46	46	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Chino Hills to Santa Monica (via SR-60 West and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 96 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 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chino Hills 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 Chino Hills to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Chino Hills to Santa Monica?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 43 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chino Hills to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (15 miles)

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More drives

Santa Monica to Chino Hills (return trip) · Chino Hills to Los Angeles · Chino Hills to Long Beach · Chino Hills to Anaheim · Chino Hills to Riverside · Chino Hills to Santa Ana · Chino Hills to Irvine · Chino Hills to San Bernardino · Chino Hills to Fontana · Chino Hills to Moreno Valley · Chino Hills to Huntington Beach · Chino Hills to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	64	78	77	69	61	56	54	52	52	53	56	59	56	47	44	43
Tue	44	75	93	95	82	68	58	54	52	52	53	58	63	57	48	44	43
Wed	44	68	93	96	85	69	58	55	52	53	54	59	67	60	48	44	43
Thu	44	75	91	92	85	72	61	56	54	54	56	60	69	60	49	45	43
Fri	43	67	78	78	70	64	60	58	58	59	58	60	63	59	51	45	43
Sat	43	44	46	47	48	52	57	58	61	61	58	57	56	53	48	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	46	48	51	54	55	53	51	49	48	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	64	78	77	69	61	56	54	52	52	53	56	59	56	47	44	43
Tue	44	75	93	95	82	68	58	54	52	52	53	58	63	57	48	44	43
Wed	44	68	93	96	85	69	58	55	52	53	54	59	67	60	48	44	43
Thu	44	75	91	92	85	72	61	56	54	54	56	60	69	60	49	45	43
Fri	43	67	78	78	70	64	60	58	58	59	58	60	63	59	51	45	43
Sat	43	44	46	47	48	52	57	58	61	61	58	57	56	53	48	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	46	48	51	54	55	53	51	49	48	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	64	78	77	69	61	56	54	52	52	53	56	59	56	47	44	43
Tue	44	75	93	95	82	68	58	54	52	52	53	58	63	57	48	44	43
Wed	44	68	93	96	85	69	58	55	52	53	54	59	67	60	48	44	43
Thu	44	75	91	92	85	72	61	56	54	54	56	60	69	60	49	45	43
Fri	43	67	78	78	70	64	60	58	58	59	58	60	63	59	51	45	43
Sat	43	44	46	47	48	52	57	58	61	61	58	57	56	53	48	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	46	48	51	54	55	53	51	49	48	46	46	43