Best Time to Drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Santa Monica

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 37 minutes via I-405 North and I-110 North.

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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	35	59	84	78	76	70	58	57	54	48	48	43	42	44	38	38	36
Tue	36	93	149	127	107	96	80	63	60	55	57	52	58	58	40	38	37
Wed	36	88	158	134	108	94	78	70	65	61	64	61	64	61	43	39	36
Thu	35	95	141	120	100	93	75	67	55	55	58	61	66	57	45	39	36
Fri	35	89	127	99	85	79	82	78	70	71	66	53	40	40	40	39	36
Sat	37	38	38	42	50	69	78	77	83	79	72	67	66	53	56	48	37
Sun	38	37	39	38	39	46	60	68	88	84	79	60	58	53	50	47	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Santa Monica (via I-405 North and I-110 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 158 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (88 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 158 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Santa Monica?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 35 to 158 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Palos Verdes to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 158 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (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	35	59	84	78	76	70	58	57	54	48	48	43	42	44	38	38	36
Tue	36	93	149	127	107	96	80	63	60	55	57	52	58	58	40	38	37
Wed	36	88	158	134	108	94	78	70	65	61	64	61	64	61	43	39	36
Thu	35	95	141	120	100	93	75	67	55	55	58	61	66	57	45	39	36
Fri	35	89	127	99	85	79	82	78	70	71	66	53	40	40	40	39	36
Sat	37	38	38	42	50	69	78	77	83	79	72	67	66	53	56	48	37
Sun	38	37	39	38	39	46	60	68	88	84	79	60	58	53	50	47	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	59	84	78	76	70	58	57	54	48	48	43	42	44	38	38	36
Tue	36	93	149	127	107	96	80	63	60	55	57	52	58	58	40	38	37
Wed	36	88	158	134	108	94	78	70	65	61	64	61	64	61	43	39	36
Thu	35	95	141	120	100	93	75	67	55	55	58	61	66	57	45	39	36
Fri	35	89	127	99	85	79	82	78	70	71	66	53	40	40	40	39	36
Sat	37	38	38	42	50	69	78	77	83	79	72	67	66	53	56	48	37
Sun	38	37	39	38	39	46	60	68	88	84	79	60	58	53	50	47	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	59	84	78	76	70	58	57	54	48	48	43	42	44	38	38	36
Tue	36	93	149	127	107	96	80	63	60	55	57	52	58	58	40	38	37
Wed	36	88	158	134	108	94	78	70	65	61	64	61	64	61	43	39	36
Thu	35	95	141	120	100	93	75	67	55	55	58	61	66	57	45	39	36
Fri	35	89	127	99	85	79	82	78	70	71	66	53	40	40	40	39	36
Sat	37	38	38	42	50	69	78	77	83	79	72	67	66	53	56	48	37
Sun	38	37	39	38	39	46	60	68	88	84	79	60	58	53	50	47	37