Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Santa Clarita

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 74 minutes via I-10 West and I-5 North, usually 85 at this time.

Only 20% 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	90	106	104	99	91	85	83	83	83	86	92	86	77	71	64	61
Tue	58	89	107	108	102	92	82	80	79	82	87	94	88	79	74	66	63
Wed	59	86	105	103	101	92	86	80	79	81	89	95	91	90	89	79	63
Thu	59	86	99	100	97	88	84	83	83	83	89	96	95	84	79	74	62
Fri	59	77	86	90	87	83	82	82	83	85	89	87	87	88	92	83	63
Sat	60	61	63	65	72	77	81	81	87	87	84	85	85	89	90	76	64
Sun	61	60	60	61	62	68	75	79	82	84	86	83	84	87	85	78	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 109 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 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 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 109 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 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 109 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	90	106	104	99	91	85	83	83	83	86	92	86	77	71	64	61
Tue	58	89	107	108	102	92	82	80	79	82	87	94	88	79	74	66	63
Wed	59	86	105	103	101	92	86	80	79	81	89	95	91	90	89	79	63
Thu	59	86	99	100	97	88	84	83	83	83	89	96	95	84	79	74	62
Fri	59	77	86	90	87	83	82	82	83	85	89	87	87	88	92	83	63
Sat	60	61	63	65	72	77	81	81	87	87	84	85	85	89	90	76	64
Sun	61	60	60	61	62	68	75	79	82	84	86	83	84	87	85	78	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	90	106	104	99	91	85	83	83	83	86	92	86	77	71	64	61
Tue	58	89	107	108	102	92	82	80	79	82	87	94	88	79	74	66	63
Wed	59	86	105	103	101	92	86	80	79	81	89	95	91	90	89	79	63
Thu	59	86	99	100	97	88	84	83	83	83	89	96	95	84	79	74	62
Fri	59	77	86	90	87	83	82	82	83	85	89	87	87	88	92	83	63
Sat	60	61	63	65	72	77	81	81	87	87	84	85	85	89	90	76	64
Sun	61	60	60	61	62	68	75	79	82	84	86	83	84	87	85	78	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	90	106	104	99	91	85	83	83	83	86	92	86	77	71	64	61
Tue	58	89	107	108	102	92	82	80	79	82	87	94	88	79	74	66	63
Wed	59	86	105	103	101	92	86	80	79	81	89	95	91	90	89	79	63
Thu	59	86	99	100	97	88	84	83	83	83	89	96	95	84	79	74	62
Fri	59	77	86	90	87	83	82	82	83	85	89	87	87	88	92	83	63
Sat	60	61	63	65	72	77	81	81	87	87	84	85	85	89	90	76	64
Sun	61	60	60	61	62	68	75	79	82	84	86	83	84	87	85	78	67