Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Santa Clarita

Right now (7:50 pm PST): about 31 minutes via I-5 North, usually 37 at this time.

Only 12% 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	29	31	32	34	34	33	33	33	34	36	40	45	39	34	32	30
Tue	29	30	31	31	34	34	33	33	33	33	35	40	47	40	35	32	30
Wed	29	30	30	31	33	34	34	34	33	34	36	45	50	42	35	33	29
Thu	29	30	31	32	33	34	34	34	33	34	37	45	50	43	36	37	30
Fri	29	30	31	32	33	33	33	34	34	33	35	38	37	35	34	34	30
Sat	29	29	29	29	30	31	31	32	31	33	32	32	32	32	33	33	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	31	31	34	34	35	36	35	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 52 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 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 18 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 52 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 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 52 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
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