Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Santa Clarita

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 83 minutes via I-405 North, usually 91 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Fountain Valley 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	60	83	118	108	103	96	84	83	85	83	96	94	93	79	68	66	63
Tue	60	121	194	169	140	121	102	84	83	85	95	104	105	91	72	67	63
Wed	60	114	204	178	143	118	99	88	86	86	97	102	103	92	71	67	62
Thu	60	118	184	159	132	123	102	93	84	90	102	108	101	87	71	66	62
Fri	59	109	160	128	111	99	114	106	99	100	98	95	85	78	70	68	62
Sat	63	64	65	67	71	86	100	94	105	103	94	89	83	74	77	70	62
Sun	63	62	65	64	65	70	89	103	129	124	107	84	82	76	73	72	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Santa Clarita (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 204 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (129 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 204 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fountain Valley to Santa Clarita?

The 69-mile drive usually takes 59 to 204 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 204 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (47 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (13 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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

More drives

Santa Clarita to Fountain Valley (return trip) · Fountain Valley to Los Angeles · Fountain Valley to Long Beach · Fountain Valley to Anaheim · Fountain Valley to Riverside · Fountain Valley to Irvine · Fountain Valley to San Bernardino · Fountain Valley to Fontana · Fountain Valley to Moreno Valley · Fountain Valley to Glendale · Fountain Valley to Oceanside · Fountain Valley to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	83	118	108	103	96	84	83	85	83	96	94	93	79	68	66	63
Tue	60	121	194	169	140	121	102	84	83	85	95	104	105	91	72	67	63
Wed	60	114	204	178	143	118	99	88	86	86	97	102	103	92	71	67	62
Thu	60	118	184	159	132	123	102	93	84	90	102	108	101	87	71	66	62
Fri	59	109	160	128	111	99	114	106	99	100	98	95	85	78	70	68	62
Sat	63	64	65	67	71	86	100	94	105	103	94	89	83	74	77	70	62
Sun	63	62	65	64	65	70	89	103	129	124	107	84	82	76	73	72	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	83	118	108	103	96	84	83	85	83	96	94	93	79	68	66	63
Tue	60	121	194	169	140	121	102	84	83	85	95	104	105	91	72	67	63
Wed	60	114	204	178	143	118	99	88	86	86	97	102	103	92	71	67	62
Thu	60	118	184	159	132	123	102	93	84	90	102	108	101	87	71	66	62
Fri	59	109	160	128	111	99	114	106	99	100	98	95	85	78	70	68	62
Sat	63	64	65	67	71	86	100	94	105	103	94	89	83	74	77	70	62
Sun	63	62	65	64	65	70	89	103	129	124	107	84	82	76	73	72	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	83	118	108	103	96	84	83	85	83	96	94	93	79	68	66	63
Tue	60	121	194	169	140	121	102	84	83	85	95	104	105	91	72	67	63
Wed	60	114	204	178	143	118	99	88	86	86	97	102	103	92	71	67	62
Thu	60	118	184	159	132	123	102	93	84	90	102	108	101	87	71	66	62
Fri	59	109	160	128	111	99	114	106	99	100	98	95	85	78	70	68	62
Sat	63	64	65	67	71	86	100	94	105	103	94	89	83	74	77	70	62
Sun	63	62	65	64	65	70	89	103	129	124	107	84	82	76	73	72	62