Best Time to Drive from Santa Monica to Hacienda Heights

Right now (12:49 am PDT): about 30 minutes via I-10 East and SR-60 East.

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 Hacienda Heights 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	30	32	35	39	39	37	36	37	40	47	57	63	63	52	40	36	32
Tue	30	32	35	40	40	38	37	38	41	49	61	72	71	58	44	37	32
Wed	30	32	36	40	41	38	37	38	42	51	64	73	72	59	45	38	32
Thu	30	32	36	40	40	38	37	39	43	52	63	72	72	60	46	39	33
Fri	30	31	33	37	38	37	38	43	50	59	67	72	69	57	46	40	33
Sat	31	31	31	32	33	34	36	39	42	43	44	45	45	43	39	37	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	32	34	35	36	36	36	36	37	36	34	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Santa Monica to Hacienda Heights (via I-10 East and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (3 to 5 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 Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 30 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Monica to Hacienda Heights?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (17 miles) · SR-60 East 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	30	32	35	39	39	37	36	37	40	47	57	63	63	52	40	36	32
Tue	30	32	35	40	40	38	37	38	41	49	61	72	71	58	44	37	32
Wed	30	32	36	40	41	38	37	38	42	51	64	73	72	59	45	38	32
Thu	30	32	36	40	40	38	37	39	43	52	63	72	72	60	46	39	33
Fri	30	31	33	37	38	37	38	43	50	59	67	72	69	57	46	40	33
Sat	31	31	31	32	33	34	36	39	42	43	44	45	45	43	39	37	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	32	34	35	36	36	36	36	37	36	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	35	39	39	37	36	37	40	47	57	63	63	52	40	36	32
Tue	30	32	35	40	40	38	37	38	41	49	61	72	71	58	44	37	32
Wed	30	32	36	40	41	38	37	38	42	51	64	73	72	59	45	38	32
Thu	30	32	36	40	40	38	37	39	43	52	63	72	72	60	46	39	33
Fri	30	31	33	37	38	37	38	43	50	59	67	72	69	57	46	40	33
Sat	31	31	31	32	33	34	36	39	42	43	44	45	45	43	39	37	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	32	34	35	36	36	36	36	37	36	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	35	39	39	37	36	37	40	47	57	63	63	52	40	36	32
Tue	30	32	35	40	40	38	37	38	41	49	61	72	71	58	44	37	32
Wed	30	32	36	40	41	38	37	38	42	51	64	73	72	59	45	38	32
Thu	30	32	36	40	40	38	37	39	43	52	63	72	72	60	46	39	33
Fri	30	31	33	37	38	37	38	43	50	59	67	72	69	57	46	40	33
Sat	31	31	31	32	33	34	36	39	42	43	44	45	45	43	39	37	32
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	32	34	35	36	36	36	36	37	36	34	32