Best Time to Drive from Rowland Heights to Santa Monica

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 41 minutes via SR-60 West and I-10 West, usually 40 at this time.

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 Rowland Heights 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	36	50	63	64	57	49	45	42	41	40	39	41	45	47	38	35	35
Tue	35	57	78	82	73	58	47	43	41	40	40	43	48	48	38	35	35
Wed	35	52	78	83	76	61	47	43	41	40	40	44	52	50	39	35	35
Thu	35	56	77	79	73	64	49	45	42	42	43	45	54	50	39	35	35
Fri	35	51	66	66	60	53	47	45	44	45	45	46	48	46	40	36	35
Sat	34	35	37	38	39	41	45	46	48	48	45	44	43	42	39	36	34
Sun	35	34	35	35	36	37	39	40	43	45	44	41	40	39	37	37	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Rowland Heights to Santa Monica (via SR-60 West and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rowland Heights to Santa Monica?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 35 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rowland Heights to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (21 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	36	50	63	64	57	49	45	42	41	40	39	41	45	47	38	35	35
Tue	35	57	78	82	73	58	47	43	41	40	40	43	48	48	38	35	35
Wed	35	52	78	83	76	61	47	43	41	40	40	44	52	50	39	35	35
Thu	35	56	77	79	73	64	49	45	42	42	43	45	54	50	39	35	35
Fri	35	51	66	66	60	53	47	45	44	45	45	46	48	46	40	36	35
Sat	34	35	37	38	39	41	45	46	48	48	45	44	43	42	39	36	34
Sun	35	34	35	35	36	37	39	40	43	45	44	41	40	39	37	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	50	63	64	57	49	45	42	41	40	39	41	45	47	38	35	35
Tue	35	57	78	82	73	58	47	43	41	40	40	43	48	48	38	35	35
Wed	35	52	78	83	76	61	47	43	41	40	40	44	52	50	39	35	35
Thu	35	56	77	79	73	64	49	45	42	42	43	45	54	50	39	35	35
Fri	35	51	66	66	60	53	47	45	44	45	45	46	48	46	40	36	35
Sat	34	35	37	38	39	41	45	46	48	48	45	44	43	42	39	36	34
Sun	35	34	35	35	36	37	39	40	43	45	44	41	40	39	37	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	50	63	64	57	49	45	42	41	40	39	41	45	47	38	35	35
Tue	35	57	78	82	73	58	47	43	41	40	40	43	48	48	38	35	35
Wed	35	52	78	83	76	61	47	43	41	40	40	44	52	50	39	35	35
Thu	35	56	77	79	73	64	49	45	42	42	43	45	54	50	39	35	35
Fri	35	51	66	66	60	53	47	45	44	45	45	46	48	46	40	36	35
Sat	34	35	37	38	39	41	45	46	48	48	45	44	43	42	39	36	34
Sun	35	34	35	35	36	37	39	40	43	45	44	41	40	39	37	37	35