Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Santa Clarita

Right now (8:03 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-10 West and I-5 North, usually 64 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Claremont 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	58	91	108	104	99	90	85	83	84	84	86	92	84	77	69	64	61
Tue	58	90	108	107	102	92	85	81	79	83	89	95	88	79	74	66	63
Wed	59	88	106	105	104	94	87	80	80	81	89	95	89	90	89	80	63
Thu	59	87	103	102	98	88	86	83	83	84	92	97	90	82	79	73	62
Fri	59	78	86	91	88	84	82	83	84	85	91	87	83	85	96	86	63
Sat	60	62	63	65	76	81	85	83	91	89	84	85	83	85	84	71	62
Sun	60	60	60	61	62	68	76	79	83	83	86	81	81	84	86	80	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Claremont to Santa Clarita (via I-10 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) 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 Claremont to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 58 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (30 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (29 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	91	108	104	99	90	85	83	84	84	86	92	84	77	69	64	61
Tue	58	90	108	107	102	92	85	81	79	83	89	95	88	79	74	66	63
Wed	59	88	106	105	104	94	87	80	80	81	89	95	89	90	89	80	63
Thu	59	87	103	102	98	88	86	83	83	84	92	97	90	82	79	73	62
Fri	59	78	86	91	88	84	82	83	84	85	91	87	83	85	96	86	63
Sat	60	62	63	65	76	81	85	83	91	89	84	85	83	85	84	71	62
Sun	60	60	60	61	62	68	76	79	83	83	86	81	81	84	86	80	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	91	108	104	99	90	85	83	84	84	86	92	84	77	69	64	61
Tue	58	90	108	107	102	92	85	81	79	83	89	95	88	79	74	66	63
Wed	59	88	106	105	104	94	87	80	80	81	89	95	89	90	89	80	63
Thu	59	87	103	102	98	88	86	83	83	84	92	97	90	82	79	73	62
Fri	59	78	86	91	88	84	82	83	84	85	91	87	83	85	96	86	63
Sat	60	62	63	65	76	81	85	83	91	89	84	85	83	85	84	71	62
Sun	60	60	60	61	62	68	76	79	83	83	86	81	81	84	86	80	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	91	108	104	99	90	85	83	84	84	86	92	84	77	69	64	61
Tue	58	90	108	107	102	92	85	81	79	83	89	95	88	79	74	66	63
Wed	59	88	106	105	104	94	87	80	80	81	89	95	89	90	89	80	63
Thu	59	87	103	102	98	88	86	83	83	84	92	97	90	82	79	73	62
Fri	59	78	86	91	88	84	82	83	84	85	91	87	83	85	96	86	63
Sat	60	62	63	65	76	81	85	83	91	89	84	85	83	85	84	71	62
Sun	60	60	60	61	62	68	76	79	83	83	86	81	81	84	86	80	67