Best Time to Drive from Hacienda Heights to Santa Monica

Right now (12:49 am PDT): about 31 minutes via SR-60 West and I-10 West.

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 Hacienda Heights 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	32	46	60	61	53	45	40	38	37	36	35	37	41	43	34	32	31
Tue	32	52	72	78	70	55	42	39	37	36	36	38	44	44	34	32	31
Wed	31	48	71	79	73	57	43	39	37	36	36	40	48	46	35	32	31
Thu	32	51	73	76	73	59	45	40	37	37	38	40	49	46	35	32	31
Fri	31	47	62	62	55	49	43	41	40	40	40	40	43	42	37	32	31
Sat	31	32	33	34	35	37	41	42	44	44	41	40	39	38	35	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	35	37	39	41	40	38	37	36	34	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Hacienda Heights to Santa Monica (via SR-60 West and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hacienda Heights to Santa Monica?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hacienda Heights to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (15 miles)

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Santa Monica to Hacienda Heights (return trip) · Hacienda Heights to Los Angeles · Hacienda Heights to Long Beach · Hacienda Heights to Riverside · Hacienda Heights to Santa Ana · Hacienda Heights to Irvine · Hacienda Heights to San Bernardino · Hacienda Heights to Fontana · Hacienda Heights to Moreno Valley · Hacienda Heights to Huntington Beach · Hacienda Heights to Glendale · Hacienda Heights to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	46	60	61	53	45	40	38	37	36	35	37	41	43	34	32	31
Tue	32	52	72	78	70	55	42	39	37	36	36	38	44	44	34	32	31
Wed	31	48	71	79	73	57	43	39	37	36	36	40	48	46	35	32	31
Thu	32	51	73	76	73	59	45	40	37	37	38	40	49	46	35	32	31
Fri	31	47	62	62	55	49	43	41	40	40	40	40	43	42	37	32	31
Sat	31	32	33	34	35	37	41	42	44	44	41	40	39	38	35	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	35	37	39	41	40	38	37	36	34	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	46	60	61	53	45	40	38	37	36	35	37	41	43	34	32	31
Tue	32	52	72	78	70	55	42	39	37	36	36	38	44	44	34	32	31
Wed	31	48	71	79	73	57	43	39	37	36	36	40	48	46	35	32	31
Thu	32	51	73	76	73	59	45	40	37	37	38	40	49	46	35	32	31
Fri	31	47	62	62	55	49	43	41	40	40	40	40	43	42	37	32	31
Sat	31	32	33	34	35	37	41	42	44	44	41	40	39	38	35	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	35	37	39	41	40	38	37	36	34	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	46	60	61	53	45	40	38	37	36	35	37	41	43	34	32	31
Tue	32	52	72	78	70	55	42	39	37	36	36	38	44	44	34	32	31
Wed	31	48	71	79	73	57	43	39	37	36	36	40	48	46	35	32	31
Thu	32	51	73	76	73	59	45	40	37	37	38	40	49	46	35	32	31
Fri	31	47	62	62	55	49	43	41	40	40	40	40	43	42	37	32	31
Sat	31	32	33	34	35	37	41	42	44	44	41	40	39	38	35	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	35	37	39	41	40	38	37	36	34	33	32