Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from La Presa to Santa Monica
Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 189 minutes via I-5 North and I-405 North, usually 140 at this time.
Only 45% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 153 | 159 | 157 | 164 | 152 | 144 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 156 | 168 | 148 | 134 | 132 | 129 | 129 |
| Tue | 202 | 210 | 190 | 189 | 175 | 151 | 147 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 170 | 177 | 157 | 140 | 131 | 129 | 129 |
| Wed | 200 | 220 | 196 | 189 | 170 | 153 | 148 | 145 | 149 | 155 | 176 | 179 | 161 | 144 | 136 | 129 | 127 |
| Thu | 196 | 203 | 181 | 187 | 169 | 151 | 147 | 145 | 146 | 151 | 172 | 172 | 159 | 141 | 133 | 129 | 127 |
| Fri | 191 | 186 | 159 | 159 | 161 | 159 | 154 | 155 | 158 | 160 | 167 | 167 | 149 | 140 | 135 | 130 | 127 |
| Sat | 128 | 129 | 134 | 141 | 150 | 154 | 163 | 167 | 161 | 155 | 152 | 143 | 144 | 138 | 134 | 129 | 128 |
| Sun | 127 | 128 | 129 | 131 | 138 | 150 | 166 | 172 | 168 | 157 | 150 | 146 | 143 | 141 | 140 | 131 | 130 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 142-mile drive from La Presa to Santa Monica (via I-5 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 127 minutes and up to 221 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 148 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (174 minutes).
About 135 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Presa 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 Presa to Santa Monica?
On weekdays, leave after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 127 minutes then, versus up to 221 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from La Presa to Santa Monica?
The 142-mile drive usually takes 127 to 221 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 148 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from La Presa to Santa Monica?
Leaving around 5:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 221 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in San Diego (40 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (18 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-805 North in San Diego (10 miles)
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