Best Time to Drive from Rialto to Santa Monica

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-210 West and I-10 West, usually 68 at this time.

Only 24% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Rialto to Santa Monica (via I-210 West and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (85 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rialto 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 Rialto to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 65 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rialto to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Inland Empire (19 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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