Best Time to Drive from Compton to Santa Clarita

Right now (8:16 pm PST): about 52 minutes via I-405 North and I-105 West, usually 49 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 Compton 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	45	58	73	70	67	64	61	59	62	65	77	78	80	68	52	49	47
Tue	45	63	112	107	88	78	72	61	62	66	81	93	94	78	59	51	47
Wed	45	62	112	113	92	77	69	63	64	67	85	88	91	81	59	50	46
Thu	45	68	109	106	83	80	72	65	64	68	84	95	91	76	60	51	46
Fri	45	65	103	91	70	72	77	75	73	78	86	85	75	65	54	51	47
Sat	47	47	48	49	52	66	74	72	74	74	68	66	64	54	57	52	47
Sun	46	46	47	47	47	53	65	77	91	93	82	66	59	58	55	53	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Compton to Santa Clarita (via I-405 North and I-105 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 117 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 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (94 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 45 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (28 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (8 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	45	58	73	70	67	64	61	59	62	65	77	78	80	68	52	49	47
Tue	45	63	112	107	88	78	72	61	62	66	81	93	94	78	59	51	47
Wed	45	62	112	113	92	77	69	63	64	67	85	88	91	81	59	50	46
Thu	45	68	109	106	83	80	72	65	64	68	84	95	91	76	60	51	46
Fri	45	65	103	91	70	72	77	75	73	78	86	85	75	65	54	51	47
Sat	47	47	48	49	52	66	74	72	74	74	68	66	64	54	57	52	47
Sun	46	46	47	47	47	53	65	77	91	93	82	66	59	58	55	53	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	58	73	70	67	64	61	59	62	65	77	78	80	68	52	49	47
Tue	45	63	112	107	88	78	72	61	62	66	81	93	94	78	59	51	47
Wed	45	62	112	113	92	77	69	63	64	67	85	88	91	81	59	50	46
Thu	45	68	109	106	83	80	72	65	64	68	84	95	91	76	60	51	46
Fri	45	65	103	91	70	72	77	75	73	78	86	85	75	65	54	51	47
Sat	47	47	48	49	52	66	74	72	74	74	68	66	64	54	57	52	47
Sun	46	46	47	47	47	53	65	77	91	93	82	66	59	58	55	53	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	58	73	70	67	64	61	59	62	65	77	78	80	68	52	49	47
Tue	45	63	112	107	88	78	72	61	62	66	81	93	94	78	59	51	47
Wed	45	62	112	113	92	77	69	63	64	67	85	88	91	81	59	50	46
Thu	45	68	109	106	83	80	72	65	64	68	84	95	91	76	60	51	46
Fri	45	65	103	91	70	72	77	75	73	78	86	85	75	65	54	51	47
Sat	47	47	48	49	52	66	74	72	74	74	68	66	64	54	57	52	47
Sun	46	46	47	47	47	53	65	77	91	93	82	66	59	58	55	53	47