Best Time to Drive from Corona to Santa Clarita

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 89 minutes via I-210 West and SR-71 South, usually 91 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Corona 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	70	103	132	116	101	92	87	85	84	82	91	99	91	80	74	74	72
Tue	70	108	137	118	106	95	88	82	82	86	98	103	94	83	75	74	72
Wed	71	108	136	123	109	95	89	86	83	86	105	102	97	87	76	75	72
Thu	70	105	138	118	102	93	88	86	85	88	106	112	105	87	78	74	72
Fri	71	89	97	91	89	91	87	91	93	108	116	107	101	88	79	74	72
Sat	73	73	74	74	76	82	88	87	90	90	87	89	85	80	75	73	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	75	78	84	84	82	79	77	76	75	74	74	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Corona to Santa Clarita (via I-210 West and SR-71 South) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona (East 6th Street) 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 Corona to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 70 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (44 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	103	132	116	101	92	87	85	84	82	91	99	91	80	74	74	72
Tue	70	108	137	118	106	95	88	82	82	86	98	103	94	83	75	74	72
Wed	71	108	136	123	109	95	89	86	83	86	105	102	97	87	76	75	72
Thu	70	105	138	118	102	93	88	86	85	88	106	112	105	87	78	74	72
Fri	71	89	97	91	89	91	87	91	93	108	116	107	101	88	79	74	72
Sat	73	73	74	74	76	82	88	87	90	90	87	89	85	80	75	73	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	75	78	84	84	82	79	77	76	75	74	74	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	103	132	116	101	92	87	85	84	82	91	99	91	80	74	74	72
Tue	70	108	137	118	106	95	88	82	82	86	98	103	94	83	75	74	72
Wed	71	108	136	123	109	95	89	86	83	86	105	102	97	87	76	75	72
Thu	70	105	138	118	102	93	88	86	85	88	106	112	105	87	78	74	72
Fri	71	89	97	91	89	91	87	91	93	108	116	107	101	88	79	74	72
Sat	73	73	74	74	76	82	88	87	90	90	87	89	85	80	75	73	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	75	78	84	84	82	79	77	76	75	74	74	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	103	132	116	101	92	87	85	84	82	91	99	91	80	74	74	72
Tue	70	108	137	118	106	95	88	82	82	86	98	103	94	83	75	74	72
Wed	71	108	136	123	109	95	89	86	83	86	105	102	97	87	76	75	72
Thu	70	105	138	118	102	93	88	86	85	88	106	112	105	87	78	74	72
Fri	71	89	97	91	89	91	87	91	93	108	116	107	101	88	79	74	72
Sat	73	73	74	74	76	82	88	87	90	90	87	89	85	80	75	73	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	75	78	84	84	82	79	77	76	75	74	74	72