Best Time to Drive from Gardena to Santa Clarita

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 52 minutes via I-405 North, usually 47 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 Gardena 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	41	51	63	62	58	56	55	52	55	58	71	73	75	65	48	44	42
Tue	41	56	92	91	77	68	63	55	56	59	75	84	87	73	54	47	43
Wed	41	53	88	96	80	67	61	56	57	61	77	82	86	76	54	46	42
Thu	41	60	88	91	71	68	64	58	57	60	77	87	87	71	55	46	42
Fri	41	57	84	80	60	65	65	66	65	70	80	80	71	60	50	46	42
Sat	42	42	43	44	47	60	65	65	64	66	61	60	58	49	52	48	43
Sun	42	41	42	42	43	48	59	70	80	84	75	60	53	52	50	48	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Gardena to Santa Clarita (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (84 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gardena 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 Gardena to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 41 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gardena to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (33 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Santa Clarita to Gardena (return trip) · Gardena to Los Angeles · Gardena to Long Beach · Gardena to Riverside · Gardena to Santa Ana · Gardena to San Bernardino · Gardena to Fontana · Gardena to Oxnard · Gardena to Moreno Valley · Gardena to Huntington Beach · Gardena to Glendale · Gardena to Garden Grove

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	51	63	62	58	56	55	52	55	58	71	73	75	65	48	44	42
Tue	41	56	92	91	77	68	63	55	56	59	75	84	87	73	54	47	43
Wed	41	53	88	96	80	67	61	56	57	61	77	82	86	76	54	46	42
Thu	41	60	88	91	71	68	64	58	57	60	77	87	87	71	55	46	42
Fri	41	57	84	80	60	65	65	66	65	70	80	80	71	60	50	46	42
Sat	42	42	43	44	47	60	65	65	64	66	61	60	58	49	52	48	43
Sun	42	41	42	42	43	48	59	70	80	84	75	60	53	52	50	48	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	51	63	62	58	56	55	52	55	58	71	73	75	65	48	44	42
Tue	41	56	92	91	77	68	63	55	56	59	75	84	87	73	54	47	43
Wed	41	53	88	96	80	67	61	56	57	61	77	82	86	76	54	46	42
Thu	41	60	88	91	71	68	64	58	57	60	77	87	87	71	55	46	42
Fri	41	57	84	80	60	65	65	66	65	70	80	80	71	60	50	46	42
Sat	42	42	43	44	47	60	65	65	64	66	61	60	58	49	52	48	43
Sun	42	41	42	42	43	48	59	70	80	84	75	60	53	52	50	48	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	51	63	62	58	56	55	52	55	58	71	73	75	65	48	44	42
Tue	41	56	92	91	77	68	63	55	56	59	75	84	87	73	54	47	43
Wed	41	53	88	96	80	67	61	56	57	61	77	82	86	76	54	46	42
Thu	41	60	88	91	71	68	64	58	57	60	77	87	87	71	55	46	42
Fri	41	57	84	80	60	65	65	66	65	70	80	80	71	60	50	46	42
Sat	42	42	43	44	47	60	65	65	64	66	61	60	58	49	52	48	43
Sun	42	41	42	42	43	48	59	70	80	84	75	60	53	52	50	48	42