Best Time to Drive from Moreno Valley to Santa Monica

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 75 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 73 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Moreno Valley 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	100	146	153	155	129	118	102	87	85	83	83	79	77	77	74	73	75
Tue	94	146	146	156	126	114	101	87	85	84	91	84	82	76	74	72	71
Wed	111	140	138	154	121	107	97	86	90	85	84	81	82	78	74	73	71
Thu	106	138	133	142	114	111	96	91	91	86	85	83	84	78	75	73	71
Fri	87	118	114	112	103	105	97	90	91	90	98	94	89	84	77	72	70
Sat	71	77	77	77	82	101	97	101	100	92	88	88	83	78	74	72	70
Sun	70	71	70	72	73	86	94	94	86	81	79	75	75	76	75	74	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Moreno Valley to Santa Monica (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 162 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10 am on Saturdays (101 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Moreno Valley 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 Moreno Valley to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 162 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Moreno Valley to Santa Monica?

The 78-mile drive usually takes 70 to 162 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moreno Valley to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 162 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (32 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (26 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	146	153	155	129	118	102	87	85	83	83	79	77	77	74	73	75
Tue	94	146	146	156	126	114	101	87	85	84	91	84	82	76	74	72	71
Wed	111	140	138	154	121	107	97	86	90	85	84	81	82	78	74	73	71
Thu	106	138	133	142	114	111	96	91	91	86	85	83	84	78	75	73	71
Fri	87	118	114	112	103	105	97	90	91	90	98	94	89	84	77	72	70
Sat	71	77	77	77	82	101	97	101	100	92	88	88	83	78	74	72	70
Sun	70	71	70	72	73	86	94	94	86	81	79	75	75	76	75	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	146	153	155	129	118	102	87	85	83	83	79	77	77	74	73	75
Tue	94	146	146	156	126	114	101	87	85	84	91	84	82	76	74	72	71
Wed	111	140	138	154	121	107	97	86	90	85	84	81	82	78	74	73	71
Thu	106	138	133	142	114	111	96	91	91	86	85	83	84	78	75	73	71
Fri	87	118	114	112	103	105	97	90	91	90	98	94	89	84	77	72	70
Sat	71	77	77	77	82	101	97	101	100	92	88	88	83	78	74	72	70
Sun	70	71	70	72	73	86	94	94	86	81	79	75	75	76	75	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	146	153	155	129	118	102	87	85	83	83	79	77	77	74	73	75
Tue	94	146	146	156	126	114	101	87	85	84	91	84	82	76	74	72	71
Wed	111	140	138	154	121	107	97	86	90	85	84	81	82	78	74	73	71
Thu	106	138	133	142	114	111	96	91	91	86	85	83	84	78	75	73	71
Fri	87	118	114	112	103	105	97	90	91	90	98	94	89	84	77	72	70
Sat	71	77	77	77	82	101	97	101	100	92	88	88	83	78	74	72	70
Sun	70	71	70	72	73	86	94	94	86	81	79	75	75	76	75	74	70