Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Santa Monica

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-405 South and I-5 South, usually 35 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 Valencia 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	33	46	64	58	43	36	35	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	35	34	33
Tue	33	62	91	76	48	36	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	38	34
Wed	33	35	42	47	45	35	35	35	35	35	36	35	35	36	37	36	33
Thu	35	52	86	66	36	34	34	33	34	34	34	34	34	33	34	36	35
Fri	33	36	39	36	34	35	38	36	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	37	35
Sat	35	38	38	36	36	36	37	41	42	36	37	37	37	36	34	36	32
Sun	34	35	35	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	38	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Valencia to Santa Monica (via I-405 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia 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 Valencia to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 33 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	64	58	43	36	35	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	35	34	33
Tue	33	62	91	76	48	36	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	38	34
Wed	33	35	42	47	45	35	35	35	35	35	36	35	35	36	37	36	33
Thu	35	52	86	66	36	34	34	33	34	34	34	34	34	33	34	36	35
Fri	33	36	39	36	34	35	38	36	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	37	35
Sat	35	38	38	36	36	36	37	41	42	36	37	37	37	36	34	36	32
Sun	34	35	35	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	64	58	43	36	35	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	35	34	33
Tue	33	62	91	76	48	36	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	38	34
Wed	33	35	42	47	45	35	35	35	35	35	36	35	35	36	37	36	33
Thu	35	52	86	66	36	34	34	33	34	34	34	34	34	33	34	36	35
Fri	33	36	39	36	34	35	38	36	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	37	35
Sat	35	38	38	36	36	36	37	41	42	36	37	37	37	36	34	36	32
Sun	34	35	35	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	64	58	43	36	35	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	35	34	33
Tue	33	62	91	76	48	36	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	38	34
Wed	33	35	42	47	45	35	35	35	35	35	36	35	35	36	37	36	33
Thu	35	52	86	66	36	34	34	33	34	34	34	34	34	33	34	36	35
Fri	33	36	39	36	34	35	38	36	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	37	35
Sat	35	38	38	36	36	36	37	41	42	36	37	37	37	36	34	36	32
Sun	34	35	35	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	38	34