Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Santa Monica to Corona

Right now (9:03 am PDT): about 73 minutes via SR-91 East and I-5 South and I-10 East, usually 71 at this time.

Only 6% 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 61-mile drive from Santa Monica to Corona (via SR-91 East and I-5 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Corona to Santa Monica

Freeway, about 60 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.6 miles: 2 to 4 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 Corona (East 6th Street) 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 Corona by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon556070736866676973849810410086696156
Tue5561727671686769758610111210892756456
Wed5561737671686871768810611411093766557
Thu5561747672697072788910611511396776657
Fri55596771706972778810211211410993786858
Sat5556586063646772757881817975686658
Sun5454555658616365676869686666656457

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 Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 55 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Monica to Corona?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (25 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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