Best Time to Drive from Montebello to Santa Monica

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 29 minutes via I-10 West and I-5 North, usually 40 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 Montebello 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	25	37	49	56	41	35	36	35	35	35	39	38	39	35	33	26	25
Tue	24	41	54	64	47	40	34	34	32	37	38	37	36	36	36	29	24
Wed	25	37	52	58	45	37	34	33	32	34	37	36	36	34	33	28	25
Thu	25	38	52	63	48	40	39	37	38	37	39	38	38	37	38	30	27
Fri	25	36	42	47	41	37	37	38	43	44	42	40	39	40	38	31	27
Sat	24	25	27	28	33	38	42	40	39	38	38	38	35	35	33	31	28
Sun	24	24	24	25	26	30	31	36	37	39	39	37	36	39	40	34	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Montebello to Santa Monica (via I-10 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Montebello 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 Montebello to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 24 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Santa Monica to Montebello (return trip) · Montebello to Los Angeles · Montebello to Long Beach · Montebello to Anaheim · Montebello to Riverside · Montebello to Santa Ana · Montebello to Irvine · Montebello to San Bernardino · Montebello to Fontana · Montebello to Oxnard · Montebello to Moreno Valley · Montebello to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	37	49	56	41	35	36	35	35	35	39	38	39	35	33	26	25
Tue	24	41	54	64	47	40	34	34	32	37	38	37	36	36	36	29	24
Wed	25	37	52	58	45	37	34	33	32	34	37	36	36	34	33	28	25
Thu	25	38	52	63	48	40	39	37	38	37	39	38	38	37	38	30	27
Fri	25	36	42	47	41	37	37	38	43	44	42	40	39	40	38	31	27
Sat	24	25	27	28	33	38	42	40	39	38	38	38	35	35	33	31	28
Sun	24	24	24	25	26	30	31	36	37	39	39	37	36	39	40	34	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	37	49	56	41	35	36	35	35	35	39	38	39	35	33	26	25
Tue	24	41	54	64	47	40	34	34	32	37	38	37	36	36	36	29	24
Wed	25	37	52	58	45	37	34	33	32	34	37	36	36	34	33	28	25
Thu	25	38	52	63	48	40	39	37	38	37	39	38	38	37	38	30	27
Fri	25	36	42	47	41	37	37	38	43	44	42	40	39	40	38	31	27
Sat	24	25	27	28	33	38	42	40	39	38	38	38	35	35	33	31	28
Sun	24	24	24	25	26	30	31	36	37	39	39	37	36	39	40	34	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	37	49	56	41	35	36	35	35	35	39	38	39	35	33	26	25
Tue	24	41	54	64	47	40	34	34	32	37	38	37	36	36	36	29	24
Wed	25	37	52	58	45	37	34	33	32	34	37	36	36	34	33	28	25
Thu	25	38	52	63	48	40	39	37	38	37	39	38	38	37	38	30	27
Fri	25	36	42	47	41	37	37	38	43	44	42	40	39	40	38	31	27
Sat	24	25	27	28	33	38	42	40	39	38	38	38	35	35	33	31	28
Sun	24	24	24	25	26	30	31	36	37	39	39	37	36	39	40	34	29