Best Time to Drive from Woodcrest to Santa Monica

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 69 minutes via SR-60 West and I-10 West and SR-91 West.

Only 4% 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 Woodcrest 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	103	154	157	150	131	119	101	87	83	84	86	88	85	82	74	73	74
Tue	99	157	152	147	128	109	99	88	84	85	94	93	90	81	73	72	71
Wed	114	147	141	147	120	106	98	87	89	88	88	90	91	84	75	72	71
Thu	109	145	136	131	113	110	96	90	90	86	88	89	92	83	75	72	71
Fri	92	125	113	100	103	104	95	91	93	94	98	100	97	88	78	72	70
Sat	72	76	77	77	82	97	94	99	101	93	88	91	90	82	74	71	70
Sun	70	70	70	72	73	86	94	91	83	78	78	75	74	75	74	74	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Woodcrest to Santa Monica (via SR-60 West and I-10 West and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 158 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (101 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 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 central Woodcrest 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 Woodcrest to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 158 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 70 to 158 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodcrest to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 158 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (29 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (15 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	103	154	157	150	131	119	101	87	83	84	86	88	85	82	74	73	74
Tue	99	157	152	147	128	109	99	88	84	85	94	93	90	81	73	72	71
Wed	114	147	141	147	120	106	98	87	89	88	88	90	91	84	75	72	71
Thu	109	145	136	131	113	110	96	90	90	86	88	89	92	83	75	72	71
Fri	92	125	113	100	103	104	95	91	93	94	98	100	97	88	78	72	70
Sat	72	76	77	77	82	97	94	99	101	93	88	91	90	82	74	71	70
Sun	70	70	70	72	73	86	94	91	83	78	78	75	74	75	74	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	103	154	157	150	131	119	101	87	83	84	86	88	85	82	74	73	74
Tue	99	157	152	147	128	109	99	88	84	85	94	93	90	81	73	72	71
Wed	114	147	141	147	120	106	98	87	89	88	88	90	91	84	75	72	71
Thu	109	145	136	131	113	110	96	90	90	86	88	89	92	83	75	72	71
Fri	92	125	113	100	103	104	95	91	93	94	98	100	97	88	78	72	70
Sat	72	76	77	77	82	97	94	99	101	93	88	91	90	82	74	71	70
Sun	70	70	70	72	73	86	94	91	83	78	78	75	74	75	74	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	103	154	157	150	131	119	101	87	83	84	86	88	85	82	74	73	74
Tue	99	157	152	147	128	109	99	88	84	85	94	93	90	81	73	72	71
Wed	114	147	141	147	120	106	98	87	89	88	88	90	91	84	75	72	71
Thu	109	145	136	131	113	110	96	90	90	86	88	89	92	83	75	72	71
Fri	92	125	113	100	103	104	95	91	93	94	98	100	97	88	78	72	70
Sat	72	76	77	77	82	97	94	99	101	93	88	91	90	82	74	71	70
Sun	70	70	70	72	73	86	94	91	83	78	78	75	74	75	74	74	70