Best Time to Drive from Moreno Valley to Santa Monica

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 90 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 77 at this time.

Only 39% 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	112	145	154	152	123	114	105	89	85	85	84	80	77	78	74	73	77
Tue	97	142	141	145	121	112	103	88	85	84	92	86	84	77	74	73	71
Wed	121	144	147	154	121	113	112	90	91	84	84	80	82	77	74	73	71
Thu	113	139	138	149	126	117	99	94	91	87	86	84	85	79	74	73	71
Fri	91	116	114	113	108	109	100	90	90	89	96	94	88	81	76	72	71
Sat	72	77	77	78	88	118	106	113	105	96	90	90	82	77	73	72	70
Sun	71	72	71	73	73	97	110	101	89	82	76	75	74	75	75	75	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 71 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 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10 am on Saturdays (118 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 71 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 71 to 162 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 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	112	145	154	152	123	114	105	89	85	85	84	80	77	78	74	73	77
Tue	97	142	141	145	121	112	103	88	85	84	92	86	84	77	74	73	71
Wed	121	144	147	154	121	113	112	90	91	84	84	80	82	77	74	73	71
Thu	113	139	138	149	126	117	99	94	91	87	86	84	85	79	74	73	71
Fri	91	116	114	113	108	109	100	90	90	89	96	94	88	81	76	72	71
Sat	72	77	77	78	88	118	106	113	105	96	90	90	82	77	73	72	70
Sun	71	72	71	73	73	97	110	101	89	82	76	75	74	75	75	75	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	145	154	152	123	114	105	89	85	85	84	80	77	78	74	73	77
Tue	97	142	141	145	121	112	103	88	85	84	92	86	84	77	74	73	71
Wed	121	144	147	154	121	113	112	90	91	84	84	80	82	77	74	73	71
Thu	113	139	138	149	126	117	99	94	91	87	86	84	85	79	74	73	71
Fri	91	116	114	113	108	109	100	90	90	89	96	94	88	81	76	72	71
Sat	72	77	77	78	88	118	106	113	105	96	90	90	82	77	73	72	70
Sun	71	72	71	73	73	97	110	101	89	82	76	75	74	75	75	75	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	145	154	152	123	114	105	89	85	85	84	80	77	78	74	73	77
Tue	97	142	141	145	121	112	103	88	85	84	92	86	84	77	74	73	71
Wed	121	144	147	154	121	113	112	90	91	84	84	80	82	77	74	73	71
Thu	113	139	138	149	126	117	99	94	91	87	86	84	85	79	74	73	71
Fri	91	116	114	113	108	109	100	90	90	89	96	94	88	81	76	72	71
Sat	72	77	77	78	88	118	106	113	105	96	90	90	82	77	73	72	70
Sun	71	72	71	73	73	97	110	101	89	82	76	75	74	75	75	75	70