Best Time to Drive from Santa Monica to Azusa

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 62 minutes via I-10 East and SR-60 East, usually 59 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Santa Monica to Azusa 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	38	43	50	53	54	55	56	58	58	70	84	86	83	75	58	43	39
Tue	38	43	50	50	52	53	54	56	59	77	87	87	85	80	64	50	40
Wed	37	43	48	53	54	53	53	56	57	67	80	79	79	75	60	47	40
Thu	38	43	51	54	54	54	58	58	70	86	85	84	81	73	60	48	41
Fri	38	42	49	53	56	57	60	66	79	90	89	85	79	76	63	51	43
Sat	39	40	40	40	41	46	51	53	53	56	58	60	55	54	49	46	42
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	41	43	47	50	51	51	47	47	46	45	45	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Santa Monica to Azusa (via I-10 East and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 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 downtown Santa Monica to central Azusa (Foothill Boulevard) 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 Santa Monica to Azusa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 37 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Monica to Azusa?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-210 East 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	38	43	50	53	54	55	56	58	58	70	84	86	83	75	58	43	39
Tue	38	43	50	50	52	53	54	56	59	77	87	87	85	80	64	50	40
Wed	37	43	48	53	54	53	53	56	57	67	80	79	79	75	60	47	40
Thu	38	43	51	54	54	54	58	58	70	86	85	84	81	73	60	48	41
Fri	38	42	49	53	56	57	60	66	79	90	89	85	79	76	63	51	43
Sat	39	40	40	40	41	46	51	53	53	56	58	60	55	54	49	46	42
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	41	43	47	50	51	51	47	47	46	45	45	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	43	50	53	54	55	56	58	58	70	84	86	83	75	58	43	39
Tue	38	43	50	50	52	53	54	56	59	77	87	87	85	80	64	50	40
Wed	37	43	48	53	54	53	53	56	57	67	80	79	79	75	60	47	40
Thu	38	43	51	54	54	54	58	58	70	86	85	84	81	73	60	48	41
Fri	38	42	49	53	56	57	60	66	79	90	89	85	79	76	63	51	43
Sat	39	40	40	40	41	46	51	53	53	56	58	60	55	54	49	46	42
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	41	43	47	50	51	51	47	47	46	45	45	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	43	50	53	54	55	56	58	58	70	84	86	83	75	58	43	39
Tue	38	43	50	50	52	53	54	56	59	77	87	87	85	80	64	50	40
Wed	37	43	48	53	54	53	53	56	57	67	80	79	79	75	60	47	40
Thu	38	43	51	54	54	54	58	58	70	86	85	84	81	73	60	48	41
Fri	38	42	49	53	56	57	60	66	79	90	89	85	79	76	63	51	43
Sat	39	40	40	40	41	46	51	53	53	56	58	60	55	54	49	46	42
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	41	43	47	50	51	51	47	47	46	45	45	40