Best Time to Drive from Fullerton to Santa Clarita

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 57 minutes via I-5 North, usually 56 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Fullerton 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	53	66	78	82	78	73	71	70	73	72	75	78	75	68	63	58	55
Tue	53	69	81	86	80	75	69	68	66	70	76	84	84	72	68	60	55
Wed	53	64	75	79	78	71	68	67	67	70	76	80	81	72	66	60	54
Thu	53	66	80	83	81	74	71	71	71	73	84	91	85	73	67	63	55
Fri	54	63	69	71	72	74	73	75	77	78	83	82	80	77	71	65	55
Sat	54	55	57	58	61	71	75	73	74	74	73	73	72	69	70	65	56
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	61	73	81	86	89	81	75	70	72	71	65	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Fullerton to Santa Clarita (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (89 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fullerton 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 Fullerton to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 53 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fullerton to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	66	78	82	78	73	71	70	73	72	75	78	75	68	63	58	55
Tue	53	69	81	86	80	75	69	68	66	70	76	84	84	72	68	60	55
Wed	53	64	75	79	78	71	68	67	67	70	76	80	81	72	66	60	54
Thu	53	66	80	83	81	74	71	71	71	73	84	91	85	73	67	63	55
Fri	54	63	69	71	72	74	73	75	77	78	83	82	80	77	71	65	55
Sat	54	55	57	58	61	71	75	73	74	74	73	73	72	69	70	65	56
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	61	73	81	86	89	81	75	70	72	71	65	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	66	78	82	78	73	71	70	73	72	75	78	75	68	63	58	55
Tue	53	69	81	86	80	75	69	68	66	70	76	84	84	72	68	60	55
Wed	53	64	75	79	78	71	68	67	67	70	76	80	81	72	66	60	54
Thu	53	66	80	83	81	74	71	71	71	73	84	91	85	73	67	63	55
Fri	54	63	69	71	72	74	73	75	77	78	83	82	80	77	71	65	55
Sat	54	55	57	58	61	71	75	73	74	74	73	73	72	69	70	65	56
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	61	73	81	86	89	81	75	70	72	71	65	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	66	78	82	78	73	71	70	73	72	75	78	75	68	63	58	55
Tue	53	69	81	86	80	75	69	68	66	70	76	84	84	72	68	60	55
Wed	53	64	75	79	78	71	68	67	67	70	76	80	81	72	66	60	54
Thu	53	66	80	83	81	74	71	71	71	73	84	91	85	73	67	63	55
Fri	54	63	69	71	72	74	73	75	77	78	83	82	80	77	71	65	55
Sat	54	55	57	58	61	71	75	73	74	74	73	73	72	69	70	65	56
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	61	73	81	86	89	81	75	70	72	71	65	57