Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Santa Monica

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 60 minutes via I-10 West, usually 51 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	62	76	70	63	57	53	51	49	49	47	47	46	46	45	45	44
Tue	42	65	83	78	65	58	54	51	50	49	48	48	48	48	48	47	46
Wed	45	63	81	77	65	60	55	51	49	48	49	47	49	56	62	60	46
Thu	43	61	73	70	61	58	55	52	50	49	49	48	49	49	48	49	45
Fri	43	53	57	58	55	52	52	50	50	50	50	48	52	57	61	60	46
Sat	44	45	46	46	49	49	52	51	54	53	51	50	51	52	53	51	46
Sun	44	44	44	45	47	47	48	49	49	49	49	48	48	49	53	53	48

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 5:30 pm on Saturdays (55 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	62	76	70	63	57	53	51	49	49	47	47	46	46	45	45	44
Tue	42	65	83	78	65	58	54	51	50	49	48	48	48	48	48	47	46
Wed	45	63	81	77	65	60	55	51	49	48	49	47	49	56	62	60	46
Thu	43	61	73	70	61	58	55	52	50	49	49	48	49	49	48	49	45
Fri	43	53	57	58	55	52	52	50	50	50	50	48	52	57	61	60	46
Sat	44	45	46	46	49	49	52	51	54	53	51	50	51	52	53	51	46
Sun	44	44	44	45	47	47	48	49	49	49	49	48	48	49	53	53	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	62	76	70	63	57	53	51	49	49	47	47	46	46	45	45	44
Tue	42	65	83	78	65	58	54	51	50	49	48	48	48	48	48	47	46
Wed	45	63	81	77	65	60	55	51	49	48	49	47	49	56	62	60	46
Thu	43	61	73	70	61	58	55	52	50	49	49	48	49	49	48	49	45
Fri	43	53	57	58	55	52	52	50	50	50	50	48	52	57	61	60	46
Sat	44	45	46	46	49	49	52	51	54	53	51	50	51	52	53	51	46
Sun	44	44	44	45	47	47	48	49	49	49	49	48	48	49	53	53	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	62	76	70	63	57	53	51	49	49	47	47	46	46	45	45	44
Tue	42	65	83	78	65	58	54	51	50	49	48	48	48	48	48	47	46
Wed	45	63	81	77	65	60	55	51	49	48	49	47	49	56	62	60	46
Thu	43	61	73	70	61	58	55	52	50	49	49	48	49	49	48	49	45
Fri	43	53	57	58	55	52	52	50	50	50	50	48	52	57	61	60	46
Sat	44	45	46	46	49	49	52	51	54	53	51	50	51	52	53	51	46
Sun	44	44	44	45	47	47	48	49	49	49	49	48	48	49	53	53	48