Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Santa Clarita

Right now (9:44 am PDT): about 83 minutes via I-5 North, usually 80 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Anaheim 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	57	68	81	86	80	75	71	70	70	73	80	82	80	72	63	59	58
Tue	57	70	85	88	82	75	71	69	69	71	78	83	82	75	66	60	58
Wed	57	70	84	87	83	76	71	69	69	72	80	85	82	76	66	62	58
Thu	57	70	84	87	83	77	72	70	70	74	81	88	84	76	67	61	58
Fri	57	68	79	81	79	77	76	75	78	84	92	93	88	80	70	63	58
Sat	57	59	60	61	66	71	75	76	77	77	76	75	73	70	67	63	58
Sun	57	57	57	58	59	64	68	71	74	75	75	73	71	70	68	66	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Anaheim to Santa Clarita (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) 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 Anaheim to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 57 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (40 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	68	81	86	80	75	71	70	70	73	80	82	80	72	63	59	58
Tue	57	70	85	88	82	75	71	69	69	71	78	83	82	75	66	60	58
Wed	57	70	84	87	83	76	71	69	69	72	80	85	82	76	66	62	58
Thu	57	70	84	87	83	77	72	70	70	74	81	88	84	76	67	61	58
Fri	57	68	79	81	79	77	76	75	78	84	92	93	88	80	70	63	58
Sat	57	59	60	61	66	71	75	76	77	77	76	75	73	70	67	63	58
Sun	57	57	57	58	59	64	68	71	74	75	75	73	71	70	68	66	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	68	81	86	80	75	71	70	70	73	80	82	80	72	63	59	58
Tue	57	70	85	88	82	75	71	69	69	71	78	83	82	75	66	60	58
Wed	57	70	84	87	83	76	71	69	69	72	80	85	82	76	66	62	58
Thu	57	70	84	87	83	77	72	70	70	74	81	88	84	76	67	61	58
Fri	57	68	79	81	79	77	76	75	78	84	92	93	88	80	70	63	58
Sat	57	59	60	61	66	71	75	76	77	77	76	75	73	70	67	63	58
Sun	57	57	57	58	59	64	68	71	74	75	75	73	71	70	68	66	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	68	81	86	80	75	71	70	70	73	80	82	80	72	63	59	58
Tue	57	70	85	88	82	75	71	69	69	71	78	83	82	75	66	60	58
Wed	57	70	84	87	83	76	71	69	69	72	80	85	82	76	66	62	58
Thu	57	70	84	87	83	77	72	70	70	74	81	88	84	76	67	61	58
Fri	57	68	79	81	79	77	76	75	78	84	92	93	88	80	70	63	58
Sat	57	59	60	61	66	71	75	76	77	77	76	75	73	70	67	63	58
Sun	57	57	57	58	59	64	68	71	74	75	75	73	71	70	68	66	59