Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Indio to Santa Clarita
Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 167 minutes via I-210 West and I-10 West, usually 148 at this time.
Only 39% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 173 | 176 | 180 | 168 | 161 | 157 | 155 | 157 | 155 | 161 | 161 | 158 | 150 | 148 | 147 | 147 | 145 |
| Tue | 181 | 189 | 198 | 175 | 162 | 157 | 153 | 153 | 155 | 163 | 169 | 163 | 155 | 150 | 148 | 146 | 145 |
| Wed | 178 | 190 | 196 | 173 | 161 | 159 | 155 | 154 | 156 | 165 | 164 | 162 | 155 | 148 | 147 | 146 | 144 |
| Thu | 179 | 189 | 193 | 174 | 164 | 158 | 155 | 157 | 159 | 173 | 174 | 169 | 159 | 151 | 148 | 145 | 144 |
| Fri | 158 | 165 | 171 | 166 | 164 | 163 | 164 | 163 | 168 | 174 | 172 | 165 | 159 | 150 | 147 | 144 | 143 |
| Sat | 144 | 144 | 145 | 148 | 156 | 161 | 157 | 159 | 158 | 158 | 156 | 153 | 149 | 147 | 145 | 143 | 143 |
| Sun | 143 | 143 | 145 | 146 | 152 | 159 | 170 | 168 | 170 | 157 | 154 | 153 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 144 | 143 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 159-mile drive from Indio to Santa Clarita (via I-210 West and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 143 minutes and up to 198 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 159 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (171 minutes).
About 142 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (9 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Indio 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 Indio to Santa Clarita?
On weekdays, leave after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 143 minutes then, versus up to 198 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Indio to Santa Clarita?
The 159-mile drive usually takes 143 to 198 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 159 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Indio to Santa Clarita?
Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 198 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-210 West in Los Angeles (53 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (33 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (18 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)
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