Best Time to Drive from La Verne to Santa Monica

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-10 West, usually 56 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Verne 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	41	60	80	66	61	56	51	49	48	47	47	48	47	47	44	44	42
Tue	41	58	77	71	62	53	51	49	47	47	47	49	50	49	50	47	45
Wed	41	58	76	72	63	59	54	50	48	47	47	48	52	63	72	68	45
Thu	42	56	70	69	59	56	53	51	48	48	50	49	52	52	50	52	45
Fri	42	50	54	54	53	51	50	48	48	50	55	50	53	59	76	72	45
Sat	43	43	44	45	48	48	50	50	57	55	50	49	50	49	46	45	42
Sun	42	42	42	44	45	45	47	48	49	47	48	47	46	47	58	68	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from La Verne to Santa Monica (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (68 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Verne 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 Verne to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Verne to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (38 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (1.9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	60	80	66	61	56	51	49	48	47	47	48	47	47	44	44	42
Tue	41	58	77	71	62	53	51	49	47	47	47	49	50	49	50	47	45
Wed	41	58	76	72	63	59	54	50	48	47	47	48	52	63	72	68	45
Thu	42	56	70	69	59	56	53	51	48	48	50	49	52	52	50	52	45
Fri	42	50	54	54	53	51	50	48	48	50	55	50	53	59	76	72	45
Sat	43	43	44	45	48	48	50	50	57	55	50	49	50	49	46	45	42
Sun	42	42	42	44	45	45	47	48	49	47	48	47	46	47	58	68	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	60	80	66	61	56	51	49	48	47	47	48	47	47	44	44	42
Tue	41	58	77	71	62	53	51	49	47	47	47	49	50	49	50	47	45
Wed	41	58	76	72	63	59	54	50	48	47	47	48	52	63	72	68	45
Thu	42	56	70	69	59	56	53	51	48	48	50	49	52	52	50	52	45
Fri	42	50	54	54	53	51	50	48	48	50	55	50	53	59	76	72	45
Sat	43	43	44	45	48	48	50	50	57	55	50	49	50	49	46	45	42
Sun	42	42	42	44	45	45	47	48	49	47	48	47	46	47	58	68	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	60	80	66	61	56	51	49	48	47	47	48	47	47	44	44	42
Tue	41	58	77	71	62	53	51	49	47	47	47	49	50	49	50	47	45
Wed	41	58	76	72	63	59	54	50	48	47	47	48	52	63	72	68	45
Thu	42	56	70	69	59	56	53	51	48	48	50	49	52	52	50	52	45
Fri	42	50	54	54	53	51	50	48	48	50	55	50	53	59	76	72	45
Sat	43	43	44	45	48	48	50	50	57	55	50	49	50	49	46	45	42
Sun	42	42	42	44	45	45	47	48	49	47	48	47	46	47	58	68	51