Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Santa Clarita

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-5 North, usually 33 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Glendale 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	29	30	30	31	33	33	33	33	33	33	36	40	43	38	34	31	29
Tue	29	29	31	31	34	34	34	33	33	33	35	42	47	41	35	33	30
Wed	29	30	30	31	33	34	34	34	33	33	36	46	50	41	37	34	29
Thu	29	30	31	32	34	34	33	34	33	34	38	48	50	41	36	33	30
Fri	29	30	31	32	33	33	33	34	34	33	36	40	38	34	34	33	30
Sat	29	29	29	30	29	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	30
Sun	29	29	28	29	29	29	29	31	31	31	32	35	32	32	35	36	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Glendale to Santa Clarita (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 50 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Sundays (37 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) 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 Glendale to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 29 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (22 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	30	31	33	33	33	33	33	33	36	40	43	38	34	31	29
Tue	29	29	31	31	34	34	34	33	33	33	35	42	47	41	35	33	30
Wed	29	30	30	31	33	34	34	34	33	33	36	46	50	41	37	34	29
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Sat	29	29	29	30	29	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	30
Sun	29	29	28	29	29	29	29	31	31	31	32	35	32	32	35	36	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	29	29	31	31	34	34	34	33	33	33	35	42	47	41	35	33	30
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	30	31	33	33	33	33	33	33	36	40	43	38	34	31	29
Tue	29	29	31	31	34	34	34	33	33	33	35	42	47	41	35	33	30
Wed	29	30	30	31	33	34	34	34	33	33	36	46	50	41	37	34	29
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Fri	29	30	31	32	33	33	33	34	34	33	36	40	38	34	34	33	30
Sat	29	29	29	30	29	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	30
Sun	29	29	28	29	29	29	29	31	31	31	32	35	32	32	35	36	31