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Originally Posted by jcarlucci1
I am contemplating moving to Santa Monica, and would most likely be working in L.A. Can anyone give me a good idea of how long that commute may be?
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Which part of LA and what part of Santa Monica?
A common misconception on the part of out of towners here is to estimate the commute time based on the distance. There are many other factors involved :
1. Day of the week/ Time of the day
2. the degree of difficulty to access freeway
3. Direction of travel (with or opposing the heavy traffic - it shifts during the day)
4. Your degree of knowledge and comfort with taking surface road in lieu of freeways when everything comes to halt
and many more I can't think of right now
That being said, if all conditions are normal it should take you anywhere from 25-30 minutes to get from Santa Monica to Downtown LA through I-10 Santa Monica Fwy.
During my 22 years of living in this town, this has only happened may be 4-5 times though!
