Best Time to Drive from Azusa to Santa Clarita

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 61 minutes via I-210 West, usually 54 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Azusa 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	45	48	62	70	65	60	58	55	54	53	56	62	62	53	49	46	46
Tue	45	48	66	75	67	63	59	55	53	54	59	68	68	57	50	48	45
Wed	46	48	67	74	67	61	57	56	54	55	62	72	68	62	53	48	46
Thu	45	49	62	71	65	61	59	55	54	55	61	73	72	61	52	48	46
Fri	46	49	57	61	60	59	58	58	59	60	73	74	66	59	53	48	46
Sat	46	46	47	46	47	49	53	56	54	56	55	54	53	51	50	46	46
Sun	45	46	45	46	46	46	47	50	53	52	52	50	50	49	48	47	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Azusa to Santa Clarita (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Azusa (Foothill Boulevard) 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 Azusa to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 45 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Azusa to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (39 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	45	48	62	70	65	60	58	55	54	53	56	62	62	53	49	46	46
Tue	45	48	66	75	67	63	59	55	53	54	59	68	68	57	50	48	45
Wed	46	48	67	74	67	61	57	56	54	55	62	72	68	62	53	48	46
Thu	45	49	62	71	65	61	59	55	54	55	61	73	72	61	52	48	46
Fri	46	49	57	61	60	59	58	58	59	60	73	74	66	59	53	48	46
Sat	46	46	47	46	47	49	53	56	54	56	55	54	53	51	50	46	46
Sun	45	46	45	46	46	46	47	50	53	52	52	50	50	49	48	47	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	62	70	65	60	58	55	54	53	56	62	62	53	49	46	46
Tue	45	48	66	75	67	63	59	55	53	54	59	68	68	57	50	48	45
Wed	46	48	67	74	67	61	57	56	54	55	62	72	68	62	53	48	46
Thu	45	49	62	71	65	61	59	55	54	55	61	73	72	61	52	48	46
Fri	46	49	57	61	60	59	58	58	59	60	73	74	66	59	53	48	46
Sat	46	46	47	46	47	49	53	56	54	56	55	54	53	51	50	46	46
Sun	45	46	45	46	46	46	47	50	53	52	52	50	50	49	48	47	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	62	70	65	60	58	55	54	53	56	62	62	53	49	46	46
Tue	45	48	66	75	67	63	59	55	53	54	59	68	68	57	50	48	45
Wed	46	48	67	74	67	61	57	56	54	55	62	72	68	62	53	48	46
Thu	45	49	62	71	65	61	59	55	54	55	61	73	72	61	52	48	46
Fri	46	49	57	61	60	59	58	58	59	60	73	74	66	59	53	48	46
Sat	46	46	47	46	47	49	53	56	54	56	55	54	53	51	50	46	46
Sun	45	46	45	46	46	46	47	50	53	52	52	50	50	49	48	47	46