Best Time to Drive from Redlands to Santa Monica

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 93 minutes via I-10 West, usually 88 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Redlands 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	73	100	105	100	90	84	81	80	79	79	80	79	78	76	73	73	71
Tue	73	108	114	107	90	86	82	80	79	79	79	79	88	86	75	73	71
Wed	75	102	116	107	93	87	83	79	80	79	80	79	88	91	86	79	71
Thu	75	99	109	100	90	86	83	80	80	80	80	79	90	82	77	76	71
Fri	73	84	89	89	85	83	82	81	82	82	82	83	93	94	85	81	70
Sat	70	73	73	74	76	78	79	81	80	79	80	79	82	84	79	77	70
Sun	70	71	71	72	74	75	75	77	78	77	76	77	77	82	84	82	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Redlands to Santa Monica (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 78 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Redlands 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 Redlands to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 70 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redlands to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (43 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (30 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (1.9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	100	105	100	90	84	81	80	79	79	80	79	78	76	73	73	71
Tue	73	108	114	107	90	86	82	80	79	79	79	79	88	86	75	73	71
Wed	75	102	116	107	93	87	83	79	80	79	80	79	88	91	86	79	71
Thu	75	99	109	100	90	86	83	80	80	80	80	79	90	82	77	76	71
Fri	73	84	89	89	85	83	82	81	82	82	82	83	93	94	85	81	70
Sat	70	73	73	74	76	78	79	81	80	79	80	79	82	84	79	77	70
Sun	70	71	71	72	74	75	75	77	78	77	76	77	77	82	84	82	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	100	105	100	90	84	81	80	79	79	80	79	78	76	73	73	71
Tue	73	108	114	107	90	86	82	80	79	79	79	79	88	86	75	73	71
Wed	75	102	116	107	93	87	83	79	80	79	80	79	88	91	86	79	71
Thu	75	99	109	100	90	86	83	80	80	80	80	79	90	82	77	76	71
Fri	73	84	89	89	85	83	82	81	82	82	82	83	93	94	85	81	70
Sat	70	73	73	74	76	78	79	81	80	79	80	79	82	84	79	77	70
Sun	70	71	71	72	74	75	75	77	78	77	76	77	77	82	84	82	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	100	105	100	90	84	81	80	79	79	80	79	78	76	73	73	71
Tue	73	108	114	107	90	86	82	80	79	79	79	79	88	86	75	73	71
Wed	75	102	116	107	93	87	83	79	80	79	80	79	88	91	86	79	71
Thu	75	99	109	100	90	86	83	80	80	80	80	79	90	82	77	76	71
Fri	73	84	89	89	85	83	82	81	82	82	82	83	93	94	85	81	70
Sat	70	73	73	74	76	78	79	81	80	79	80	79	82	84	79	77	70
Sun	70	71	71	72	74	75	75	77	78	77	76	77	77	82	84	82	70