Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Santa Clarita

Right now (7:05 am PDT): about 75 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 75 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 Huntington Beach 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	73	94	103	107	105	98	98	99	99	105	108	114	101	93	82	77	72
Tue	72	93	105	114	113	105	98	94	98	103	116	118	108	98	88	76	73
Wed	73	91	102	109	112	106	100	95	98	106	113	120	109	102	93	83	76
Thu	74	91	104	108	109	99	99	98	102	107	119	123	110	101	95	83	73
Fri	73	89	97	102	101	98	101	102	104	108	111	109	103	98	94	81	73
Sat	72	73	75	78	90	96	99	97	102	103	104	104	98	98	96	82	75
Sun	72	72	72	72	76	82	89	92	95	97	101	92	94	95	94	84	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Santa Clarita (via I-5 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (104 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (24 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) 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 Huntington Beach to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Santa Clarita?

The 69-mile drive usually takes 72 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (40 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (3 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	94	103	107	105	98	98	99	99	105	108	114	101	93	82	77	72
Tue	72	93	105	114	113	105	98	94	98	103	116	118	108	98	88	76	73
Wed	73	91	102	109	112	106	100	95	98	106	113	120	109	102	93	83	76
Thu	74	91	104	108	109	99	99	98	102	107	119	123	110	101	95	83	73
Fri	73	89	97	102	101	98	101	102	104	108	111	109	103	98	94	81	73
Sat	72	73	75	78	90	96	99	97	102	103	104	104	98	98	96	82	75
Sun	72	72	72	72	76	82	89	92	95	97	101	92	94	95	94	84	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	94	103	107	105	98	98	99	99	105	108	114	101	93	82	77	72
Tue	72	93	105	114	113	105	98	94	98	103	116	118	108	98	88	76	73
Wed	73	91	102	109	112	106	100	95	98	106	113	120	109	102	93	83	76
Thu	74	91	104	108	109	99	99	98	102	107	119	123	110	101	95	83	73
Fri	73	89	97	102	101	98	101	102	104	108	111	109	103	98	94	81	73
Sat	72	73	75	78	90	96	99	97	102	103	104	104	98	98	96	82	75
Sun	72	72	72	72	76	82	89	92	95	97	101	92	94	95	94	84	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	94	103	107	105	98	98	99	99	105	108	114	101	93	82	77	72
Tue	72	93	105	114	113	105	98	94	98	103	116	118	108	98	88	76	73
Wed	73	91	102	109	112	106	100	95	98	106	113	120	109	102	93	83	76
Thu	74	91	104	108	109	99	99	98	102	107	119	123	110	101	95	83	73
Fri	73	89	97	102	101	98	101	102	104	108	111	109	103	98	94	81	73
Sat	72	73	75	78	90	96	99	97	102	103	104	104	98	98	96	82	75
Sun	72	72	72	72	76	82	89	92	95	97	101	92	94	95	94	84	75