Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Santa Clarita

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-5 North, usually 46 at this time.

Only 14% 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 East Los Angeles 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	35	46	60	61	61	58	56	53	58	58	58	60	61	53	47	39	36
Tue	35	47	60	59	60	61	57	54	49	53	57	64	68	56	52	43	37
Wed	34	41	51	54	56	60	57	53	54	54	55	60	63	55	53	44	35
Thu	35	45	60	57	59	61	58	56	56	58	66	74	70	58	56	49	37
Fri	35	43	52	55	58	64	60	61	63	62	59	63	62	55	53	52	39
Sat	36	36	38	39	46	59	67	65	62	62	59	59	56	52	56	53	38
Sun	36	35	35	35	36	42	52	63	74	74	74	63	54	53	51	51	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Santa Clarita (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (76 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Santa Clarita?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (32 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	60	61	61	58	56	53	58	58	58	60	61	53	47	39	36
Tue	35	47	60	59	60	61	57	54	49	53	57	64	68	56	52	43	37
Wed	34	41	51	54	56	60	57	53	54	54	55	60	63	55	53	44	35
Thu	35	45	60	57	59	61	58	56	56	58	66	74	70	58	56	49	37
Fri	35	43	52	55	58	64	60	61	63	62	59	63	62	55	53	52	39
Sat	36	36	38	39	46	59	67	65	62	62	59	59	56	52	56	53	38
Sun	36	35	35	35	36	42	52	63	74	74	74	63	54	53	51	51	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	60	61	61	58	56	53	58	58	58	60	61	53	47	39	36
Tue	35	47	60	59	60	61	57	54	49	53	57	64	68	56	52	43	37
Wed	34	41	51	54	56	60	57	53	54	54	55	60	63	55	53	44	35
Thu	35	45	60	57	59	61	58	56	56	58	66	74	70	58	56	49	37
Fri	35	43	52	55	58	64	60	61	63	62	59	63	62	55	53	52	39
Sat	36	36	38	39	46	59	67	65	62	62	59	59	56	52	56	53	38
Sun	36	35	35	35	36	42	52	63	74	74	74	63	54	53	51	51	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	60	61	61	58	56	53	58	58	58	60	61	53	47	39	36
Tue	35	47	60	59	60	61	57	54	49	53	57	64	68	56	52	43	37
Wed	34	41	51	54	56	60	57	53	54	54	55	60	63	55	53	44	35
Thu	35	45	60	57	59	61	58	56	56	58	66	74	70	58	56	49	37
Fri	35	43	52	55	58	64	60	61	63	62	59	63	62	55	53	52	39
Sat	36	36	38	39	46	59	67	65	62	62	59	59	56	52	56	53	38
Sun	36	35	35	35	36	42	52	63	74	74	74	63	54	53	51	51	39