Best Time to Drive from Hacienda Heights to Santa Clarita

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-5 North and SR-60 West, usually 80 at this time.

Only 11% 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	45	78	99	102	105	99	91	89	96	93	86	91	85	78	69	52	48
Tue	46	78	96	95	108	103	94	87	78	85	84	97	96	83	77	60	49
Wed	45	68	84	89	104	100	91	81	81	82	83	88	90	85	78	63	48
Thu	46	73	95	91	103	94	94	89	88	87	91	97	93	89	86	69	49
Fri	46	70	87	95	106	95	92	91	93	85	86	91	87	82	83	75	50
Sat	48	49	52	57	74	92	102	87	97	92	93	91	86	88	97	74	51
Sun	48	47	47	48	49	57	86	102	107	113	107	95	91	89	80	71	54

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 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (113 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 15 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 88 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	78	99	102	105	99	91	89	96	93	86	91	85	78	69	52	48
Tue	46	78	96	95	108	103	94	87	78	85	84	97	96	83	77	60	49
Wed	45	68	84	89	104	100	91	81	81	82	83	88	90	85	78	63	48
Thu	46	73	95	91	103	94	94	89	88	87	91	97	93	89	86	69	49
Fri	46	70	87	95	106	95	92	91	93	85	86	91	87	82	83	75	50
Sat	48	49	52	57	74	92	102	87	97	92	93	91	86	88	97	74	51
Sun	48	47	47	48	49	57	86	102	107	113	107	95	91	89	80	71	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	78	99	102	105	99	91	89	96	93	86	91	85	78	69	52	48
Tue	46	78	96	95	108	103	94	87	78	85	84	97	96	83	77	60	49
Wed	45	68	84	89	104	100	91	81	81	82	83	88	90	85	78	63	48
Thu	46	73	95	91	103	94	94	89	88	87	91	97	93	89	86	69	49
Fri	46	70	87	95	106	95	92	91	93	85	86	91	87	82	83	75	50
Sat	48	49	52	57	74	92	102	87	97	92	93	91	86	88	97	74	51
Sun	48	47	47	48	49	57	86	102	107	113	107	95	91	89	80	71	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	78	99	102	105	99	91	89	96	93	86	91	85	78	69	52	48
Tue	46	78	96	95	108	103	94	87	78	85	84	97	96	83	77	60	49
Wed	45	68	84	89	104	100	91	81	81	82	83	88	90	85	78	63	48
Thu	46	73	95	91	103	94	94	89	88	87	91	97	93	89	86	69	49
Fri	46	70	87	95	106	95	92	91	93	85	86	91	87	82	83	75	50
Sat	48	49	52	57	74	92	102	87	97	92	93	91	86	88	97	74	51
Sun	48	47	47	48	49	57	86	102	107	113	107	95	91	89	80	71	54