Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Santa Monica

Right now (8:03 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-10 West, usually 45 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Claremont 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	42	64	77	69	64	57	53	51	50	49	48	47	46	46	45	45	44
Tue	42	65	83	76	64	56	53	51	49	49	48	48	48	47	48	47	46
Wed	43	64	82	77	66	61	57	52	50	48	48	47	49	56	62	60	45
Thu	43	62	76	73	62	59	55	53	50	49	49	48	49	49	48	50	45
Fri	43	53	57	57	56	53	52	50	50	49	51	48	50	54	65	65	45
Sat	44	45	46	47	50	50	52	52	56	54	51	50	50	50	47	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	45	47	47	48	49	50	49	49	49	48	49	54	56	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Claremont to Santa Monica (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) 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 Claremont to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 42 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (42 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Santa Monica to Claremont (return trip) · Claremont to Los Angeles · Claremont to Pasadena · Claremont to Long Beach · Claremont to West Covina · Claremont to Burbank · Claremont to Glendale · Claremont to Santa Clarita · Claremont to Van Nuys · Claremont to Torrance · Claremont to LAX · Claremont to Hollywood

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	64	77	69	64	57	53	51	50	49	48	47	46	46	45	45	44
Tue	42	65	83	76	64	56	53	51	49	49	48	48	48	47	48	47	46
Wed	43	64	82	77	66	61	57	52	50	48	48	47	49	56	62	60	45
Thu	43	62	76	73	62	59	55	53	50	49	49	48	49	49	48	50	45
Fri	43	53	57	57	56	53	52	50	50	49	51	48	50	54	65	65	45
Sat	44	45	46	47	50	50	52	52	56	54	51	50	50	50	47	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	45	47	47	48	49	50	49	49	49	48	49	54	56	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	64	77	69	64	57	53	51	50	49	48	47	46	46	45	45	44
Tue	42	65	83	76	64	56	53	51	49	49	48	48	48	47	48	47	46
Wed	43	64	82	77	66	61	57	52	50	48	48	47	49	56	62	60	45
Thu	43	62	76	73	62	59	55	53	50	49	49	48	49	49	48	50	45
Fri	43	53	57	57	56	53	52	50	50	49	51	48	50	54	65	65	45
Sat	44	45	46	47	50	50	52	52	56	54	51	50	50	50	47	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	45	47	47	48	49	50	49	49	49	48	49	54	56	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	64	77	69	64	57	53	51	50	49	48	47	46	46	45	45	44
Tue	42	65	83	76	64	56	53	51	49	49	48	48	48	47	48	47	46
Wed	43	64	82	77	66	61	57	52	50	48	48	47	49	56	62	60	45
Thu	43	62	76	73	62	59	55	53	50	49	49	48	49	49	48	50	45
Fri	43	53	57	57	56	53	52	50	50	49	51	48	50	54	65	65	45
Sat	44	45	46	47	50	50	52	52	56	54	51	50	50	50	47	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	45	47	47	48	49	50	49	49	49	48	49	54	56	49