Best Time to Drive from Hacienda Heights to Santa Clarita

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 62 minutes via I-5 North and SR-60 West, usually 91 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Hacienda Heights 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	46	76	98	103	106	102	93	90	94	92	89	94	90	81	73	53	49
Tue	46	75	94	95	108	101	84	83	78	81	85	97	97	86	79	59	49
Wed	45	67	84	87	101	97	91	80	82	83	84	89	93	88	81	65	48
Thu	46	71	91	91	105	95	87	88	89	87	90	96	95	90	83	68	50
Fri	46	69	88	94	101	92	90	88	89	85	86	90	88	83	83	73	50
Sat	48	48	51	56	63	84	92	83	91	90	90	90	88	90	96	74	51
Sun	47	48	48	48	49	56	83	101	106	114	106	97	95	94	85	72	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Hacienda Heights to Santa Clarita (via I-5 North and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (114 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hacienda Heights to Santa Clarita?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 45 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hacienda Heights to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (28 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (18 miles)

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More drives

Santa Clarita to Hacienda Heights (return trip) · Hacienda Heights to Los Angeles · Hacienda Heights to Long Beach · Hacienda Heights to Riverside · Hacienda Heights to Santa Ana · Hacienda Heights to Irvine · Hacienda Heights to San Bernardino · Hacienda Heights to Fontana · Hacienda Heights to Moreno Valley · Hacienda Heights to Huntington Beach · Hacienda Heights to Glendale · Hacienda Heights to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	76	98	103	106	102	93	90	94	92	89	94	90	81	73	53	49
Tue	46	75	94	95	108	101	84	83	78	81	85	97	97	86	79	59	49
Wed	45	67	84	87	101	97	91	80	82	83	84	89	93	88	81	65	48
Thu	46	71	91	91	105	95	87	88	89	87	90	96	95	90	83	68	50
Fri	46	69	88	94	101	92	90	88	89	85	86	90	88	83	83	73	50
Sat	48	48	51	56	63	84	92	83	91	90	90	90	88	90	96	74	51
Sun	47	48	48	48	49	56	83	101	106	114	106	97	95	94	85	72	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	76	98	103	106	102	93	90	94	92	89	94	90	81	73	53	49
Tue	46	75	94	95	108	101	84	83	78	81	85	97	97	86	79	59	49
Wed	45	67	84	87	101	97	91	80	82	83	84	89	93	88	81	65	48
Thu	46	71	91	91	105	95	87	88	89	87	90	96	95	90	83	68	50
Fri	46	69	88	94	101	92	90	88	89	85	86	90	88	83	83	73	50
Sat	48	48	51	56	63	84	92	83	91	90	90	90	88	90	96	74	51
Sun	47	48	48	48	49	56	83	101	106	114	106	97	95	94	85	72	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	76	98	103	106	102	93	90	94	92	89	94	90	81	73	53	49
Tue	46	75	94	95	108	101	84	83	78	81	85	97	97	86	79	59	49
Wed	45	67	84	87	101	97	91	80	82	83	84	89	93	88	81	65	48
Thu	46	71	91	91	105	95	87	88	89	87	90	96	95	90	83	68	50
Fri	46	69	88	94	101	92	90	88	89	85	86	90	88	83	83	73	50
Sat	48	48	51	56	63	84	92	83	91	90	90	90	88	90	96	74	51
Sun	47	48	48	48	49	56	83	101	106	114	106	97	95	94	85	72	56