Best Time to Drive from Upland to Santa Monica

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-10 West, usually 48 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Upland to Santa Monica 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	45	66	78	74	66	59	57	56	54	51	50	49	48	48	47	48	47
Tue	46	71	90	84	69	62	57	54	53	51	50	49	49	49	47	47	47
Wed	47	69	88	83	71	65	60	55	53	51	51	50	49	50	48	47	47
Thu	46	65	79	75	65	63	59	56	53	52	51	50	50	50	48	48	47
Fri	46	57	62	61	60	57	56	54	53	52	51	50	51	52	50	48	46
Sat	47	48	49	50	52	53	55	55	56	55	54	52	53	53	50	49	46
Sun	47	46	47	48	50	51	52	52	53	52	52	51	50	50	51	51	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Upland to Santa Monica (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Upland to downtown Santa Monica 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 Upland to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 45 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (43 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (1.9 miles)

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

More drives

Santa Monica to Upland (return trip) · Upland to Los Angeles · Upland to Long Beach · Upland to Anaheim · Upland to Santa Ana · Upland to Irvine · Upland to San Bernardino · Upland to Fontana · Upland to Moreno Valley · Upland to Huntington Beach · Upland to Glendale · Upland to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	66	78	74	66	59	57	56	54	51	50	49	48	48	47	48	47
Tue	46	71	90	84	69	62	57	54	53	51	50	49	49	49	47	47	47
Wed	47	69	88	83	71	65	60	55	53	51	51	50	49	50	48	47	47
Thu	46	65	79	75	65	63	59	56	53	52	51	50	50	50	48	48	47
Fri	46	57	62	61	60	57	56	54	53	52	51	50	51	52	50	48	46
Sat	47	48	49	50	52	53	55	55	56	55	54	52	53	53	50	49	46
Sun	47	46	47	48	50	51	52	52	53	52	52	51	50	50	51	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	66	78	74	66	59	57	56	54	51	50	49	48	48	47	48	47
Tue	46	71	90	84	69	62	57	54	53	51	50	49	49	49	47	47	47
Wed	47	69	88	83	71	65	60	55	53	51	51	50	49	50	48	47	47
Thu	46	65	79	75	65	63	59	56	53	52	51	50	50	50	48	48	47
Fri	46	57	62	61	60	57	56	54	53	52	51	50	51	52	50	48	46
Sat	47	48	49	50	52	53	55	55	56	55	54	52	53	53	50	49	46
Sun	47	46	47	48	50	51	52	52	53	52	52	51	50	50	51	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	66	78	74	66	59	57	56	54	51	50	49	48	48	47	48	47
Tue	46	71	90	84	69	62	57	54	53	51	50	49	49	49	47	47	47
Wed	47	69	88	83	71	65	60	55	53	51	51	50	49	50	48	47	47
Thu	46	65	79	75	65	63	59	56	53	52	51	50	50	50	48	48	47
Fri	46	57	62	61	60	57	56	54	53	52	51	50	51	52	50	48	46
Sat	47	48	49	50	52	53	55	55	56	55	54	52	53	53	50	49	46
Sun	47	46	47	48	50	51	52	52	53	52	52	51	50	50	51	51	47