Best Time to Drive from Agoura to Santa Clarita

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 33 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 North.

Only 2% 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 Agoura to Santa Clarita 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	34	36	37	39	38	40	45	47	53	74	76	79	66	57	41	35
Tue	33	35	38	40	39	39	40	42	44	55	73	70	80	69	63	46	36
Wed	33	34	34	37	37	37	38	39	43	49	58	74	84	63	57	47	35
Thu	33	34	36	39	38	38	41	42	44	57	80	94	86	67	63	50	36
Fri	33	34	34	35	36	44	47	57	57	77	91	90	88	82	57	45	36
Sat	33	33	33	35	35	40	47	48	52	54	54	48	47	46	43	42	35
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	37	43	51	56	61	71	64	58	52	45	42	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Agoura to Santa Clarita (via US-101 South and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 94 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 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (71 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Agoura to central Santa Clarita 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 Agoura to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Agoura to Santa Clarita?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Agoura to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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More drives

Santa Clarita to Agoura (return trip) · Agoura to Los Angeles · Agoura to Long Beach · Agoura to Anaheim · Agoura to Santa Ana · Agoura to Irvine · Agoura to Oxnard · Agoura to Huntington Beach · Agoura to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	36	37	39	38	40	45	47	53	74	76	79	66	57	41	35
Tue	33	35	38	40	39	39	40	42	44	55	73	70	80	69	63	46	36
Wed	33	34	34	37	37	37	38	39	43	49	58	74	84	63	57	47	35
Thu	33	34	36	39	38	38	41	42	44	57	80	94	86	67	63	50	36
Fri	33	34	34	35	36	44	47	57	57	77	91	90	88	82	57	45	36
Sat	33	33	33	35	35	40	47	48	52	54	54	48	47	46	43	42	35
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	37	43	51	56	61	71	64	58	52	45	42	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	36	37	39	38	40	45	47	53	74	76	79	66	57	41	35
Tue	33	35	38	40	39	39	40	42	44	55	73	70	80	69	63	46	36
Wed	33	34	34	37	37	37	38	39	43	49	58	74	84	63	57	47	35
Thu	33	34	36	39	38	38	41	42	44	57	80	94	86	67	63	50	36
Fri	33	34	34	35	36	44	47	57	57	77	91	90	88	82	57	45	36
Sat	33	33	33	35	35	40	47	48	52	54	54	48	47	46	43	42	35
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	37	43	51	56	61	71	64	58	52	45	42	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	36	37	39	38	40	45	47	53	74	76	79	66	57	41	35
Tue	33	35	38	40	39	39	40	42	44	55	73	70	80	69	63	46	36
Wed	33	34	34	37	37	37	38	39	43	49	58	74	84	63	57	47	35
Thu	33	34	36	39	38	38	41	42	44	57	80	94	86	67	63	50	36
Fri	33	34	34	35	36	44	47	57	57	77	91	90	88	82	57	45	36
Sat	33	33	33	35	35	40	47	48	52	54	54	48	47	46	43	42	35
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	37	43	51	56	61	71	64	58	52	45	42	36