Best Time to Drive from Perris to Santa Monica

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 103 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 90 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Perris 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	130	155	168	157	133	129	115	101	103	106	99	91	87	85	80	81	82
Tue	122	150	152	149	132	123	112	99	98	99	106	99	93	83	80	80	78
Wed	135	147	158	155	132	129	134	102	104	100	100	94	93	84	82	81	78
Thu	133	149	155	152	136	129	109	105	102	99	100	99	95	85	82	80	80
Fri	106	126	126	126	125	121	113	106	107	108	113	108	99	92	85	79	78
Sat	80	85	84	86	99	130	117	123	113	105	101	99	92	86	81	79	77
Sun	78	79	79	81	81	108	119	106	95	87	82	82	81	83	83	82	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 86-mile drive from Perris to Santa Monica (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 170 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 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10 am on Saturdays (130 minutes).

About 84 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 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 Perris 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 Perris to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 170 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 86-mile drive usually takes 78 to 170 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Perris to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 170 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (32 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (15 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	130	155	168	157	133	129	115	101	103	106	99	91	87	85	80	81	82
Tue	122	150	152	149	132	123	112	99	98	99	106	99	93	83	80	80	78
Wed	135	147	158	155	132	129	134	102	104	100	100	94	93	84	82	81	78
Thu	133	149	155	152	136	129	109	105	102	99	100	99	95	85	82	80	80
Fri	106	126	126	126	125	121	113	106	107	108	113	108	99	92	85	79	78
Sat	80	85	84	86	99	130	117	123	113	105	101	99	92	86	81	79	77
Sun	78	79	79	81	81	108	119	106	95	87	82	82	81	83	83	82	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	130	155	168	157	133	129	115	101	103	106	99	91	87	85	80	81	82
Tue	122	150	152	149	132	123	112	99	98	99	106	99	93	83	80	80	78
Wed	135	147	158	155	132	129	134	102	104	100	100	94	93	84	82	81	78
Thu	133	149	155	152	136	129	109	105	102	99	100	99	95	85	82	80	80
Fri	106	126	126	126	125	121	113	106	107	108	113	108	99	92	85	79	78
Sat	80	85	84	86	99	130	117	123	113	105	101	99	92	86	81	79	77
Sun	78	79	79	81	81	108	119	106	95	87	82	82	81	83	83	82	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	130	155	168	157	133	129	115	101	103	106	99	91	87	85	80	81	82
Tue	122	150	152	149	132	123	112	99	98	99	106	99	93	83	80	80	78
Wed	135	147	158	155	132	129	134	102	104	100	100	94	93	84	82	81	78
Thu	133	149	155	152	136	129	109	105	102	99	100	99	95	85	82	80	80
Fri	106	126	126	126	125	121	113	106	107	108	113	108	99	92	85	79	78
Sat	80	85	84	86	99	130	117	123	113	105	101	99	92	86	81	79	77
Sun	78	79	79	81	81	108	119	106	95	87	82	82	81	83	83	82	76