Best Time to Drive from Brea to Santa Clarita

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 81 minutes via I-210 West, usually 75 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 Brea 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	62	83	98	91	85	82	78	76	76	73	75	80	77	70	67	67	65
Tue	62	89	108	96	87	82	77	73	73	73	80	86	88	77	70	67	65
Wed	63	83	104	94	86	82	77	75	72	74	83	84	85	77	70	67	64
Thu	62	83	101	92	87	82	79	76	75	77	87	91	89	78	70	67	64
Fri	63	76	83	80	80	82	80	81	80	80	90	89	83	78	72	68	64
Sat	64	65	65	65	67	73	78	78	79	77	75	75	72	70	68	65	64
Sun	64	64	64	64	65	67	75	81	86	87	80	72	70	70	68	67	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Brea to Santa Clarita (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (87 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brea 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 Brea to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 62 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brea to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (45 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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

More drives

Santa Clarita to Brea (return trip) · Brea to Los Angeles · Brea to San Diego · Brea to Long Beach · Brea to Anaheim · Brea to Riverside · Brea to Santa Ana · Brea to Irvine · Brea to San Bernardino · Brea to Fontana · Brea to Moreno Valley · Brea to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	83	98	91	85	82	78	76	76	73	75	80	77	70	67	67	65
Tue	62	89	108	96	87	82	77	73	73	73	80	86	88	77	70	67	65
Wed	63	83	104	94	86	82	77	75	72	74	83	84	85	77	70	67	64
Thu	62	83	101	92	87	82	79	76	75	77	87	91	89	78	70	67	64
Fri	63	76	83	80	80	82	80	81	80	80	90	89	83	78	72	68	64
Sat	64	65	65	65	67	73	78	78	79	77	75	75	72	70	68	65	64
Sun	64	64	64	64	65	67	75	81	86	87	80	72	70	70	68	67	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	83	98	91	85	82	78	76	76	73	75	80	77	70	67	67	65
Tue	62	89	108	96	87	82	77	73	73	73	80	86	88	77	70	67	65
Wed	63	83	104	94	86	82	77	75	72	74	83	84	85	77	70	67	64
Thu	62	83	101	92	87	82	79	76	75	77	87	91	89	78	70	67	64
Fri	63	76	83	80	80	82	80	81	80	80	90	89	83	78	72	68	64
Sat	64	65	65	65	67	73	78	78	79	77	75	75	72	70	68	65	64
Sun	64	64	64	64	65	67	75	81	86	87	80	72	70	70	68	67	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	83	98	91	85	82	78	76	76	73	75	80	77	70	67	67	65
Tue	62	89	108	96	87	82	77	73	73	73	80	86	88	77	70	67	65
Wed	63	83	104	94	86	82	77	75	72	74	83	84	85	77	70	67	64
Thu	62	83	101	92	87	82	79	76	75	77	87	91	89	78	70	67	64
Fri	63	76	83	80	80	82	80	81	80	80	90	89	83	78	72	68	64
Sat	64	65	65	65	67	73	78	78	79	77	75	75	72	70	68	65	64
Sun	64	64	64	64	65	67	75	81	86	87	80	72	70	70	68	67	63