Best Time to Drive from Compton to Santa Monica

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 29 minutes via I-105 West and I-405 North, usually 29 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 Compton 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	23	32	44	45	40	34	31	30	31	31	32	31	31	29	26	24	23
Tue	23	33	50	51	44	37	33	31	31	31	32	32	32	31	26	24	23
Wed	23	33	50	52	46	39	34	31	31	32	33	32	32	31	27	24	23
Thu	23	34	50	52	44	38	34	32	32	33	34	33	34	32	27	25	23
Fri	23	32	44	45	39	35	35	36	36	37	36	33	31	30	28	26	24
Sat	23	23	24	25	26	30	33	35	37	37	35	32	31	28	27	25	24
Sun	23	23	23	23	24	25	28	31	34	34	33	30	28	27	26	26	24

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Compton to Santa Monica (via I-105 West and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 23 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-105 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	32	44	45	40	34	31	30	31	31	32	31	31	29	26	24	23
Tue	23	33	50	51	44	37	33	31	31	31	32	32	32	31	26	24	23
Wed	23	33	50	52	46	39	34	31	31	32	33	32	32	31	27	24	23
Thu	23	34	50	52	44	38	34	32	32	33	34	33	34	32	27	25	23
Fri	23	32	44	45	39	35	35	36	36	37	36	33	31	30	28	26	24
Sat	23	23	24	25	26	30	33	35	37	37	35	32	31	28	27	25	24
Sun	23	23	23	23	24	25	28	31	34	34	33	30	28	27	26	26	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	32	44	45	40	34	31	30	31	31	32	31	31	29	26	24	23
Tue	23	33	50	51	44	37	33	31	31	31	32	32	32	31	26	24	23
Wed	23	33	50	52	46	39	34	31	31	32	33	32	32	31	27	24	23
Thu	23	34	50	52	44	38	34	32	32	33	34	33	34	32	27	25	23
Fri	23	32	44	45	39	35	35	36	36	37	36	33	31	30	28	26	24
Sat	23	23	24	25	26	30	33	35	37	37	35	32	31	28	27	25	24
Sun	23	23	23	23	24	25	28	31	34	34	33	30	28	27	26	26	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	32	44	45	40	34	31	30	31	31	32	31	31	29	26	24	23
Tue	23	33	50	51	44	37	33	31	31	31	32	32	32	31	26	24	23
Wed	23	33	50	52	46	39	34	31	31	32	33	32	32	31	27	24	23
Thu	23	34	50	52	44	38	34	32	32	33	34	33	34	32	27	25	23
Fri	23	32	44	45	39	35	35	36	36	37	36	33	31	30	28	26	24
Sat	23	23	24	25	26	30	33	35	37	37	35	32	31	28	27	25	24
Sun	23	23	23	23	24	25	28	31	34	34	33	30	28	27	26	26	24