Best Time to Drive from Santa Monica to Upland

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-10 East, usually 87 at this time.

Only 31% 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 Upland 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	47	48	50	53	52	54	54	55	59	88	120	126	126	95	65	53	47
Tue	47	48	50	54	51	53	53	55	57	97	120	134	129	109	83	60	48
Wed	47	49	52	55	52	54	53	56	61	80	132	134	126	106	82	65	48
Thu	47	48	51	54	52	53	53	54	61	89	124	136	127	108	87	70	50
Fri	47	48	51	54	53	54	56	64	85	101	122	116	112	85	67	61	49
Sat	48	48	48	50	50	50	50	53	55	63	61	61	59	55	51	52	47
Sun	47	47	47	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	50	50	50	50	51	52	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Santa Monica to Upland (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 136 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 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 Upland 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 Upland?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 136 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 47 to 136 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Monica to Upland?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 136 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (48 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	50	53	52	54	54	55	59	88	120	126	126	95	65	53	47
Tue	47	48	50	54	51	53	53	55	57	97	120	134	129	109	83	60	48
Wed	47	49	52	55	52	54	53	56	61	80	132	134	126	106	82	65	48
Thu	47	48	51	54	52	53	53	54	61	89	124	136	127	108	87	70	50
Fri	47	48	51	54	53	54	56	64	85	101	122	116	112	85	67	61	49
Sat	48	48	48	50	50	50	50	53	55	63	61	61	59	55	51	52	47
Sun	47	47	47	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	50	50	50	50	51	52	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	50	53	52	54	54	55	59	88	120	126	126	95	65	53	47
Tue	47	48	50	54	51	53	53	55	57	97	120	134	129	109	83	60	48
Wed	47	49	52	55	52	54	53	56	61	80	132	134	126	106	82	65	48
Thu	47	48	51	54	52	53	53	54	61	89	124	136	127	108	87	70	50
Fri	47	48	51	54	53	54	56	64	85	101	122	116	112	85	67	61	49
Sat	48	48	48	50	50	50	50	53	55	63	61	61	59	55	51	52	47
Sun	47	47	47	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	50	50	50	50	51	52	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	50	53	52	54	54	55	59	88	120	126	126	95	65	53	47
Tue	47	48	50	54	51	53	53	55	57	97	120	134	129	109	83	60	48
Wed	47	49	52	55	52	54	53	56	61	80	132	134	126	106	82	65	48
Thu	47	48	51	54	52	53	53	54	61	89	124	136	127	108	87	70	50
Fri	47	48	51	54	53	54	56	64	85	101	122	116	112	85	67	61	49
Sat	48	48	48	50	50	50	50	53	55	63	61	61	59	55	51	52	47
Sun	47	47	47	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	50	50	50	50	51	52	47