Best Time to Drive from Santa Monica to Chino Hills

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 69 minutes via SR-60 East and I-10 East, usually 62 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 Santa Monica to Chino Hills 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	42	45	49	54	55	53	53	54	58	69	84	91	86	69	54	48	44
Tue	42	46	50	55	56	54	53	54	59	71	89	100	95	77	60	51	44
Wed	42	46	49	55	56	54	53	55	60	75	93	103	98	79	61	51	45
Thu	42	46	50	56	57	55	54	57	63	77	92	101	98	80	62	53	45
Fri	42	45	48	53	54	54	57	64	77	91	99	101	94	77	61	54	46
Sat	43	44	45	45	46	48	51	55	59	63	65	65	63	58	53	49	44
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	44	45	47	49	50	50	49	49	50	48	47	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Santa Monica to Chino Hills (via SR-60 East and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 17 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 Chino Hills 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 Chino Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Monica to Chino Hills?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 42 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Monica to Chino Hills?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (17 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	49	54	55	53	53	54	58	69	84	91	86	69	54	48	44
Tue	42	46	50	55	56	54	53	54	59	71	89	100	95	77	60	51	44
Wed	42	46	49	55	56	54	53	55	60	75	93	103	98	79	61	51	45
Thu	42	46	50	56	57	55	54	57	63	77	92	101	98	80	62	53	45
Fri	42	45	48	53	54	54	57	64	77	91	99	101	94	77	61	54	46
Sat	43	44	45	45	46	48	51	55	59	63	65	65	63	58	53	49	44
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	44	45	47	49	50	50	49	49	50	48	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	49	54	55	53	53	54	58	69	84	91	86	69	54	48	44
Tue	42	46	50	55	56	54	53	54	59	71	89	100	95	77	60	51	44
Wed	42	46	49	55	56	54	53	55	60	75	93	103	98	79	61	51	45
Thu	42	46	50	56	57	55	54	57	63	77	92	101	98	80	62	53	45
Fri	42	45	48	53	54	54	57	64	77	91	99	101	94	77	61	54	46
Sat	43	44	45	45	46	48	51	55	59	63	65	65	63	58	53	49	44
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	44	45	47	49	50	50	49	49	50	48	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	49	54	55	53	53	54	58	69	84	91	86	69	54	48	44
Tue	42	46	50	55	56	54	53	54	59	71	89	100	95	77	60	51	44
Wed	42	46	49	55	56	54	53	55	60	75	93	103	98	79	61	51	45
Thu	42	46	50	56	57	55	54	57	63	77	92	101	98	80	62	53	45
Fri	42	45	48	53	54	54	57	64	77	91	99	101	94	77	61	54	46
Sat	43	44	45	45	46	48	51	55	59	63	65	65	63	58	53	49	44
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	44	45	47	49	50	50	49	49	50	48	47	44