Best Time to Drive from Santa Monica to Azusa

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 89 minutes via I-10 East and SR-60 East, usually 78 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.

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 92 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Azusa to Santa Monica

Freeway, about 39 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.8 miles: 3 to 5 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from downtown Santa Monica to central Azusa (Foothill Boulevard) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	37	40	43	46	46	45	44	45	48	60	72	79	77	63	47	42	38
Tue	37	40	43	46	47	45	44	45	50	63	79	90	85	70	53	44	39
Wed	37	40	43	47	47	46	45	47	51	64	80	90	87	73	55	45	39
Thu	37	41	43	47	48	45	45	47	52	68	80	90	87	73	55	46	39
Fri	37	39	41	45	45	45	47	52	65	73	85	87	82	69	54	47	40
Sat	37	38	38	39	40	42	44	48	50	53	54	55	53	50	46	43	39
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	38	40	41	43	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	38

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 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 92 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 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Monica to Azusa?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	43	46	46	45	44	45	48	60	72	79	77	63	47	42	38
Tue	37	40	43	46	47	45	44	45	50	63	79	90	85	70	53	44	39
Wed	37	40	43	47	47	46	45	47	51	64	80	90	87	73	55	45	39
Thu	37	41	43	47	48	45	45	47	52	68	80	90	87	73	55	46	39
Fri	37	39	41	45	45	45	47	52	65	73	85	87	82	69	54	47	40
Sat	37	38	38	39	40	42	44	48	50	53	54	55	53	50	46	43	39
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	38	40	41	43	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	43	46	46	45	44	45	48	60	72	79	77	63	47	42	38
Tue	37	40	43	46	47	45	44	45	50	63	79	90	85	70	53	44	39
Wed	37	40	43	47	47	46	45	47	51	64	80	90	87	73	55	45	39
Thu	37	41	43	47	48	45	45	47	52	68	80	90	87	73	55	46	39
Fri	37	39	41	45	45	45	47	52	65	73	85	87	82	69	54	47	40
Sat	37	38	38	39	40	42	44	48	50	53	54	55	53	50	46	43	39
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	38	40	41	43	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	43	46	46	45	44	45	48	60	72	79	77	63	47	42	38
Tue	37	40	43	46	47	45	44	45	50	63	79	90	85	70	53	44	39
Wed	37	40	43	47	47	46	45	47	51	64	80	90	87	73	55	45	39
Thu	37	41	43	47	48	45	45	47	52	68	80	90	87	73	55	46	39
Fri	37	39	41	45	45	45	47	52	65	73	85	87	82	69	54	47	40
Sat	37	38	38	39	40	42	44	48	50	53	54	55	53	50	46	43	39
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	38	40	41	43	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	38