Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Santa Monica

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-10 West, usually 56 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.

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Claremont to Santa Monica (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Santa Monica to Claremont

Freeway, about 46 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.8 miles: 3 to 5 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) to downtown Santa Monica along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	44	67	83	79	71	61	55	53	52	52	53	53	55	52	46	44	44
Tue	44	69	87	82	72	62	56	53	53	52	52	54	56	54	48	45	44
Wed	44	69	88	85	77	68	59	55	54	53	53	54	57	59	55	52	45
Thu	44	69	86	82	73	66	59	56	54	54	54	55	59	58	50	47	45
Fri	44	58	68	66	62	58	57	57	56	57	56	57	59	59	58	55	45
Sat	44	45	46	47	50	53	57	59	61	60	59	57	58	55	50	47	44
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	48	52	54	60	60	59	57	57	54	52	53	46

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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 44 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	67	83	79	71	61	55	53	52	52	53	53	55	52	46	44	44
Tue	44	69	87	82	72	62	56	53	53	52	52	54	56	54	48	45	44
Wed	44	69	88	85	77	68	59	55	54	53	53	54	57	59	55	52	45
Thu	44	69	86	82	73	66	59	56	54	54	54	55	59	58	50	47	45
Fri	44	58	68	66	62	58	57	57	56	57	56	57	59	59	58	55	45
Sat	44	45	46	47	50	53	57	59	61	60	59	57	58	55	50	47	44
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	48	52	54	60	60	59	57	57	54	52	53	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	67	83	79	71	61	55	53	52	52	53	53	55	52	46	44	44
Tue	44	69	87	82	72	62	56	53	53	52	52	54	56	54	48	45	44
Wed	44	69	88	85	77	68	59	55	54	53	53	54	57	59	55	52	45
Thu	44	69	86	82	73	66	59	56	54	54	54	55	59	58	50	47	45
Fri	44	58	68	66	62	58	57	57	56	57	56	57	59	59	58	55	45
Sat	44	45	46	47	50	53	57	59	61	60	59	57	58	55	50	47	44
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	48	52	54	60	60	59	57	57	54	52	53	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	67	83	79	71	61	55	53	52	52	53	53	55	52	46	44	44
Tue	44	69	87	82	72	62	56	53	53	52	52	54	56	54	48	45	44
Wed	44	69	88	85	77	68	59	55	54	53	53	54	57	59	55	52	45
Thu	44	69	86	82	73	66	59	56	54	54	54	55	59	58	50	47	45
Fri	44	58	68	66	62	58	57	57	56	57	56	57	59	59	58	55	45
Sat	44	45	46	47	50	53	57	59	61	60	59	57	58	55	50	47	44
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	48	52	54	60	60	59	57	57	54	52	53	46