Best Time to Drive from La Habra to Santa Monica

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via SR-60 West and I-10 West, usually 43 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 La Habra 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	58	75	76	65	56	52	49	48	47	47	50	54	52	43	41	40
Tue	41	69	91	95	83	65	54	50	48	48	48	51	57	53	44	41	40
Wed	41	64	93	97	86	67	55	51	48	48	49	54	61	56	45	41	40
Thu	41	70	89	93	84	68	56	52	49	49	51	54	63	56	45	41	40
Fri	40	58	73	73	66	60	55	54	54	55	54	54	56	53	47	42	40
Sat	40	41	43	44	45	48	52	53	55	55	52	51	50	49	44	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	46	49	51	49	47	46	45	43	43	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from La Habra to Santa Monica (via SR-60 West and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 97 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 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Habra 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 La Habra to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Habra to Santa Monica?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 40 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 97 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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More drives

Santa Monica to La Habra (return trip) · La Habra to Los Angeles · La Habra to Long Beach · La Habra to Riverside · La Habra to Santa Ana · La Habra to Irvine · La Habra to San Bernardino · La Habra to Fontana · La Habra to Moreno Valley · La Habra to Huntington Beach · La Habra to Glendale · La Habra 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	42	58	75	76	65	56	52	49	48	47	47	50	54	52	43	41	40
Tue	41	69	91	95	83	65	54	50	48	48	48	51	57	53	44	41	40
Wed	41	64	93	97	86	67	55	51	48	48	49	54	61	56	45	41	40
Thu	41	70	89	93	84	68	56	52	49	49	51	54	63	56	45	41	40
Fri	40	58	73	73	66	60	55	54	54	55	54	54	56	53	47	42	40
Sat	40	41	43	44	45	48	52	53	55	55	52	51	50	49	44	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	46	49	51	49	47	46	45	43	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	58	75	76	65	56	52	49	48	47	47	50	54	52	43	41	40
Tue	41	69	91	95	83	65	54	50	48	48	48	51	57	53	44	41	40
Wed	41	64	93	97	86	67	55	51	48	48	49	54	61	56	45	41	40
Thu	41	70	89	93	84	68	56	52	49	49	51	54	63	56	45	41	40
Fri	40	58	73	73	66	60	55	54	54	55	54	54	56	53	47	42	40
Sat	40	41	43	44	45	48	52	53	55	55	52	51	50	49	44	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	46	49	51	49	47	46	45	43	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	58	75	76	65	56	52	49	48	47	47	50	54	52	43	41	40
Tue	41	69	91	95	83	65	54	50	48	48	48	51	57	53	44	41	40
Wed	41	64	93	97	86	67	55	51	48	48	49	54	61	56	45	41	40
Thu	41	70	89	93	84	68	56	52	49	49	51	54	63	56	45	41	40
Fri	40	58	73	73	66	60	55	54	54	55	54	54	56	53	47	42	40
Sat	40	41	43	44	45	48	52	53	55	55	52	51	50	49	44	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	46	49	51	49	47	46	45	43	43	41