Best Time to Drive from Compton to Santa Clarita

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-405 North and I-105 West, usually 87 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	46	50	51	51	49	49	51	52	57	81	114	132	121	88	61	50	47
Tue	46	53	55	55	50	48	49	50	53	68	112	141	123	93	68	54	48
Wed	46	46	48	52	50	48	48	50	54	66	104	132	124	100	73	53	48
Thu	48	52	56	56	52	52	53	56	65	76	117	140	124	96	71	54	47
Fri	47	47	48	50	49	58	57	61	66	80	105	126	114	85	61	53	48
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	54	60	60	56	57	54	56	53	50	48	49	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	50	57	65	72	74	72	57	50	50	48	49	46

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 46 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (74 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 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 46 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 141 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	46	50	51	51	49	49	51	52	57	81	114	132	121	88	61	50	47
Tue	46	53	55	55	50	48	49	50	53	68	112	141	123	93	68	54	48
Wed	46	46	48	52	50	48	48	50	54	66	104	132	124	100	73	53	48
Thu	48	52	56	56	52	52	53	56	65	76	117	140	124	96	71	54	47
Fri	47	47	48	50	49	58	57	61	66	80	105	126	114	85	61	53	48
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	54	60	60	56	57	54	56	53	50	48	49	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	50	57	65	72	74	72	57	50	50	48	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	50	51	51	49	49	51	52	57	81	114	132	121	88	61	50	47
Tue	46	53	55	55	50	48	49	50	53	68	112	141	123	93	68	54	48
Wed	46	46	48	52	50	48	48	50	54	66	104	132	124	100	73	53	48
Thu	48	52	56	56	52	52	53	56	65	76	117	140	124	96	71	54	47
Fri	47	47	48	50	49	58	57	61	66	80	105	126	114	85	61	53	48
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	54	60	60	56	57	54	56	53	50	48	49	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	50	57	65	72	74	72	57	50	50	48	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	50	51	51	49	49	51	52	57	81	114	132	121	88	61	50	47
Tue	46	53	55	55	50	48	49	50	53	68	112	141	123	93	68	54	48
Wed	46	46	48	52	50	48	48	50	54	66	104	132	124	100	73	53	48
Thu	48	52	56	56	52	52	53	56	65	76	117	140	124	96	71	54	47
Fri	47	47	48	50	49	58	57	61	66	80	105	126	114	85	61	53	48
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	54	60	60	56	57	54	56	53	50	48	49	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	50	57	65	72	74	72	57	50	50	48	49	46