Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Santa Clarita

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 56 minutes via I-210 West, usually 50 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Arcadia 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	40	40	43	51	52	51	49	47	47	48	51	61	59	50	43	40	40
Tue	40	40	44	53	53	52	50	49	46	49	55	67	67	56	45	41	40
Wed	40	40	44	53	52	51	49	49	48	50	58	71	68	60	49	42	40
Thu	40	40	43	52	52	51	50	48	48	50	57	71	72	60	48	42	40
Fri	40	41	43	48	49	49	50	51	55	57	71	73	64	55	48	42	40
Sat	40	40	40	40	41	42	45	47	48	50	50	49	47	45	43	40	40
Sun	40	40	39	40	40	40	40	42	44	43	44	43	43	42	41	40	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Arcadia to Santa Clarita (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 Arcadia to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 39 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (30 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	40	43	51	52	51	49	47	47	48	51	61	59	50	43	40	40
Tue	40	40	44	53	53	52	50	49	46	49	55	67	67	56	45	41	40
Wed	40	40	44	53	52	51	49	49	48	50	58	71	68	60	49	42	40
Thu	40	40	43	52	52	51	50	48	48	50	57	71	72	60	48	42	40
Fri	40	41	43	48	49	49	50	51	55	57	71	73	64	55	48	42	40
Sat	40	40	40	40	41	42	45	47	48	50	50	49	47	45	43	40	40
Sun	40	40	39	40	40	40	40	42	44	43	44	43	43	42	41	40	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	40	43	51	52	51	49	47	47	48	51	61	59	50	43	40	40
Tue	40	40	44	53	53	52	50	49	46	49	55	67	67	56	45	41	40
Wed	40	40	44	53	52	51	49	49	48	50	58	71	68	60	49	42	40
Thu	40	40	43	52	52	51	50	48	48	50	57	71	72	60	48	42	40
Fri	40	41	43	48	49	49	50	51	55	57	71	73	64	55	48	42	40
Sat	40	40	40	40	41	42	45	47	48	50	50	49	47	45	43	40	40
Sun	40	40	39	40	40	40	40	42	44	43	44	43	43	42	41	40	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	40	43	51	52	51	49	47	47	48	51	61	59	50	43	40	40
Tue	40	40	44	53	53	52	50	49	46	49	55	67	67	56	45	41	40
Wed	40	40	44	53	52	51	49	49	48	50	58	71	68	60	49	42	40
Thu	40	40	43	52	52	51	50	48	48	50	57	71	72	60	48	42	40
Fri	40	41	43	48	49	49	50	51	55	57	71	73	64	55	48	42	40
Sat	40	40	40	40	41	42	45	47	48	50	50	49	47	45	43	40	40
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