Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Santa Clarita

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via I-210 West, usually 53 at this time.

None 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.

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Arcadia to Santa Clarita (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Santa Clarita to Arcadia

Freeway, about 35 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 9 to 16 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) to central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	48	48	47	46	46	45	46	48	51	52	47	43	41	40
Tue	40	41	44	50	50	49	48	46	45	46	49	54	55	50	44	41	40
Wed	40	41	44	51	51	49	47	47	45	46	49	57	57	52	45	42	40
Thu	40	41	44	50	51	49	47	46	46	47	50	58	60	53	45	41	40
Fri	40	41	43	47	47	48	50	50	53	54	60	65	61	54	47	43	41
Sat	40	40	40	41	42	45	47	50	49	49	48	47	46	44	42	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	44	47	47	48	47	46	46	45	43	42	40

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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 40 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

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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	48	48	47	46	46	45	46	48	51	52	47	43	41	40
Tue	40	41	44	50	50	49	48	46	45	46	49	54	55	50	44	41	40
Wed	40	41	44	51	51	49	47	47	45	46	49	57	57	52	45	42	40
Thu	40	41	44	50	51	49	47	46	46	47	50	58	60	53	45	41	40
Fri	40	41	43	47	47	48	50	50	53	54	60	65	61	54	47	43	41
Sat	40	40	40	41	42	45	47	50	49	49	48	47	46	44	42	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	44	47	47	48	47	46	46	45	43	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	40	43	48	48	47	46	46	45	46	48	51	52	47	43	41	40
Tue	40	41	44	50	50	49	48	46	45	46	49	54	55	50	44	41	40
Wed	40	41	44	51	51	49	47	47	45	46	49	57	57	52	45	42	40
Thu	40	41	44	50	51	49	47	46	46	47	50	58	60	53	45	41	40
Fri	40	41	43	47	47	48	50	50	53	54	60	65	61	54	47	43	41
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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	48	48	47	46	46	45	46	48	51	52	47	43	41	40
Tue	40	41	44	50	50	49	48	46	45	46	49	54	55	50	44	41	40
Wed	40	41	44	51	51	49	47	47	45	46	49	57	57	52	45	42	40
Thu	40	41	44	50	51	49	47	46	46	47	50	58	60	53	45	41	40
Fri	40	41	43	47	47	48	50	50	53	54	60	65	61	54	47	43	41
Sat	40	40	40	41	42	45	47	50	49	49	48	47	46	44	42	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	44	47	47	48	47	46	46	45	43	42	40