Best Time to Drive from Corona to Santa Monica

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 76 minutes via SR-91 West and I-5 North and I-10 West, usually 69 at this time.

Only 9% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Corona to Santa Monica (via SR-91 West and I-5 North and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona (East 6th Street) 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 Corona to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 54 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (25 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.7 miles)

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