Best Time to Drive from Santa Monica to Rowland Heights

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 40 minutes via SR-60 East and I-10 East, usually 40 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 Rowland 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	34	35	38	43	43	42	41	42	45	52	62	69	68	57	45	40	36
Tue	34	36	39	43	44	42	42	43	46	55	67	78	76	63	49	41	36
Wed	34	36	39	44	44	42	42	43	47	57	70	80	78	64	50	42	36
Thu	34	36	39	44	45	43	42	44	48	58	69	78	78	65	50	43	37
Fri	34	35	38	41	42	42	44	48	56	67	74	78	74	62	50	44	37
Sat	34	35	36	36	37	38	41	44	46	48	49	50	49	47	43	40	36
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	39	40	40	40	40	41	40	38	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Santa Monica to Rowland Heights (via SR-60 East and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 81 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 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 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 Rowland 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 Rowland Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Monica to Rowland Heights?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 81 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	34	35	38	43	43	42	41	42	45	52	62	69	68	57	45	40	36
Tue	34	36	39	43	44	42	42	43	46	55	67	78	76	63	49	41	36
Wed	34	36	39	44	44	42	42	43	47	57	70	80	78	64	50	42	36
Thu	34	36	39	44	45	43	42	44	48	58	69	78	78	65	50	43	37
Fri	34	35	38	41	42	42	44	48	56	67	74	78	74	62	50	44	37
Sat	34	35	36	36	37	38	41	44	46	48	49	50	49	47	43	40	36
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	39	40	40	40	40	41	40	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	38	43	43	42	41	42	45	52	62	69	68	57	45	40	36
Tue	34	36	39	43	44	42	42	43	46	55	67	78	76	63	49	41	36
Wed	34	36	39	44	44	42	42	43	47	57	70	80	78	64	50	42	36
Thu	34	36	39	44	45	43	42	44	48	58	69	78	78	65	50	43	37
Fri	34	35	38	41	42	42	44	48	56	67	74	78	74	62	50	44	37
Sat	34	35	36	36	37	38	41	44	46	48	49	50	49	47	43	40	36
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	39	40	40	40	40	41	40	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	38	43	43	42	41	42	45	52	62	69	68	57	45	40	36
Tue	34	36	39	43	44	42	42	43	46	55	67	78	76	63	49	41	36
Wed	34	36	39	44	44	42	42	43	47	57	70	80	78	64	50	42	36
Thu	34	36	39	44	45	43	42	44	48	58	69	78	78	65	50	43	37
Fri	34	35	38	41	42	42	44	48	56	67	74	78	74	62	50	44	37
Sat	34	35	36	36	37	38	41	44	46	48	49	50	49	47	43	40	36
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	39	40	40	40	40	41	40	38	35