Best Time to Drive from Beverly Hills to Santa Clarita

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-405 North, usually 32 at this time.

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 Beverly Hills 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	31	33	36	36	33	33	34	35	37	46	61	70	73	61	42	35	33
Tue	31	35	38	40	34	33	33	33	34	41	56	74	79	65	47	38	33
Wed	31	31	32	35	34	32	32	33	34	40	56	65	72	63	47	35	32
Thu	31	34	38	39	36	36	36	37	40	43	57	79	78	59	46	37	32
Fri	31	32	33	34	33	39	40	41	44	49	59	68	68	56	42	35	33
Sat	31	32	32	32	32	35	43	44	40	40	38	37	36	33	32	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	38	49	56	57	58	42	37	36	34	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Beverly Hills to Santa Clarita (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (58 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Beverly Hills 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 Beverly Hills to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Beverly Hills to Santa Clarita?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 31 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Beverly Hills to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	36	36	33	33	34	35	37	46	61	70	73	61	42	35	33
Tue	31	35	38	40	34	33	33	33	34	41	56	74	79	65	47	38	33
Wed	31	31	32	35	34	32	32	33	34	40	56	65	72	63	47	35	32
Thu	31	34	38	39	36	36	36	37	40	43	57	79	78	59	46	37	32
Fri	31	32	33	34	33	39	40	41	44	49	59	68	68	56	42	35	33
Sat	31	32	32	32	32	35	43	44	40	40	38	37	36	33	32	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	38	49	56	57	58	42	37	36	34	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	36	36	33	33	34	35	37	46	61	70	73	61	42	35	33
Tue	31	35	38	40	34	33	33	33	34	41	56	74	79	65	47	38	33
Wed	31	31	32	35	34	32	32	33	34	40	56	65	72	63	47	35	32
Thu	31	34	38	39	36	36	36	37	40	43	57	79	78	59	46	37	32
Fri	31	32	33	34	33	39	40	41	44	49	59	68	68	56	42	35	33
Sat	31	32	32	32	32	35	43	44	40	40	38	37	36	33	32	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	38	49	56	57	58	42	37	36	34	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	36	36	33	33	34	35	37	46	61	70	73	61	42	35	33
Tue	31	35	38	40	34	33	33	33	34	41	56	74	79	65	47	38	33
Wed	31	31	32	35	34	32	32	33	34	40	56	65	72	63	47	35	32
Thu	31	34	38	39	36	36	36	37	40	43	57	79	78	59	46	37	32
Fri	31	32	33	34	33	39	40	41	44	49	59	68	68	56	42	35	33
Sat	31	32	32	32	32	35	43	44	40	40	38	37	36	33	32	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	38	49	56	57	58	42	37	36	34	33	32