Best Time to Drive from Carson to Santa Clarita

Right now (7:35 pm PST): about 54 minutes via I-405 North, usually 50 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 Carson 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	43	55	72	69	66	63	60	56	59	61	74	74	76	66	50	47	45
Tue	43	61	114	110	89	78	70	59	59	62	76	86	88	74	56	49	46
Wed	43	60	114	117	94	77	67	61	61	63	79	83	86	77	56	49	45
Thu	43	65	111	107	83	79	71	62	61	64	79	89	86	72	57	49	44
Fri	43	63	104	91	67	69	75	73	70	73	80	80	72	62	52	49	45
Sat	45	45	46	47	50	62	69	68	70	72	65	64	61	52	55	50	45
Sun	45	44	45	45	46	50	62	73	86	89	78	63	57	55	53	51	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Carson to Santa Clarita (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (90 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson 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 Carson to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 43 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (1.8 miles)

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More drives

Santa Clarita to Carson (return trip) · Carson to Los Angeles · Carson to Long Beach · Carson to Anaheim · Carson to Riverside · Carson to Santa Ana · Carson to Irvine · Carson to Buena Park · Carson to San Bernardino · Carson to Fontana · Carson to Oxnard · Carson to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	55	72	69	66	63	60	56	59	61	74	74	76	66	50	47	45
Tue	43	61	114	110	89	78	70	59	59	62	76	86	88	74	56	49	46
Wed	43	60	114	117	94	77	67	61	61	63	79	83	86	77	56	49	45
Thu	43	65	111	107	83	79	71	62	61	64	79	89	86	72	57	49	44
Fri	43	63	104	91	67	69	75	73	70	73	80	80	72	62	52	49	45
Sat	45	45	46	47	50	62	69	68	70	72	65	64	61	52	55	50	45
Sun	45	44	45	45	46	50	62	73	86	89	78	63	57	55	53	51	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	55	72	69	66	63	60	56	59	61	74	74	76	66	50	47	45
Tue	43	61	114	110	89	78	70	59	59	62	76	86	88	74	56	49	46
Wed	43	60	114	117	94	77	67	61	61	63	79	83	86	77	56	49	45
Thu	43	65	111	107	83	79	71	62	61	64	79	89	86	72	57	49	44
Fri	43	63	104	91	67	69	75	73	70	73	80	80	72	62	52	49	45
Sat	45	45	46	47	50	62	69	68	70	72	65	64	61	52	55	50	45
Sun	45	44	45	45	46	50	62	73	86	89	78	63	57	55	53	51	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	55	72	69	66	63	60	56	59	61	74	74	76	66	50	47	45
Tue	43	61	114	110	89	78	70	59	59	62	76	86	88	74	56	49	46
Wed	43	60	114	117	94	77	67	61	61	63	79	83	86	77	56	49	45
Thu	43	65	111	107	83	79	71	62	61	64	79	89	86	72	57	49	44
Fri	43	63	104	91	67	69	75	73	70	73	80	80	72	62	52	49	45
Sat	45	45	46	47	50	62	69	68	70	72	65	64	61	52	55	50	45
Sun	45	44	45	45	46	50	62	73	86	89	78	63	57	55	53	51	45