Best Time to Drive from Santa Monica to La Habra

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via SR-60 East and I-10 East, usually 45 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 La Habra 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	40	42	46	51	52	50	49	50	53	60	71	77	76	64	51	46	42
Tue	40	43	47	52	52	50	50	51	54	64	76	87	84	69	55	47	42
Wed	40	43	47	52	52	50	50	51	55	65	79	89	87	71	56	48	42
Thu	40	43	47	52	53	51	51	52	57	68	80	88	87	73	57	49	43
Fri	40	42	45	49	50	50	52	57	66	79	85	87	82	70	56	50	43
Sat	40	42	42	43	43	45	48	51	53	55	56	57	57	54	50	47	42
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	46	47	47	46	47	47	46	45	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Santa Monica to La Habra (via SR-60 East and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 90 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 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 18 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 La Habra 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 La Habra?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Monica to La Habra?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 40 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Monica to La Habra?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (18 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	40	42	46	51	52	50	49	50	53	60	71	77	76	64	51	46	42
Tue	40	43	47	52	52	50	50	51	54	64	76	87	84	69	55	47	42
Wed	40	43	47	52	52	50	50	51	55	65	79	89	87	71	56	48	42
Thu	40	43	47	52	53	51	51	52	57	68	80	88	87	73	57	49	43
Fri	40	42	45	49	50	50	52	57	66	79	85	87	82	70	56	50	43
Sat	40	42	42	43	43	45	48	51	53	55	56	57	57	54	50	47	42
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	46	47	47	46	47	47	46	45	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	42	46	51	52	50	49	50	53	60	71	77	76	64	51	46	42
Tue	40	43	47	52	52	50	50	51	54	64	76	87	84	69	55	47	42
Wed	40	43	47	52	52	50	50	51	55	65	79	89	87	71	56	48	42
Thu	40	43	47	52	53	51	51	52	57	68	80	88	87	73	57	49	43
Fri	40	42	45	49	50	50	52	57	66	79	85	87	82	70	56	50	43
Sat	40	42	42	43	43	45	48	51	53	55	56	57	57	54	50	47	42
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	46	47	47	46	47	47	46	45	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	42	46	51	52	50	49	50	53	60	71	77	76	64	51	46	42
Tue	40	43	47	52	52	50	50	51	54	64	76	87	84	69	55	47	42
Wed	40	43	47	52	52	50	50	51	55	65	79	89	87	71	56	48	42
Thu	40	43	47	52	53	51	51	52	57	68	80	88	87	73	57	49	43
Fri	40	42	45	49	50	50	52	57	66	79	85	87	82	70	56	50	43
Sat	40	42	42	43	43	45	48	51	53	55	56	57	57	54	50	47	42
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	46	47	47	46	47	47	46	45	41