Best Time to Drive from Inglewood to Santa Clarita

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-405 North, usually 85 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Inglewood 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	34	36	38	38	36	36	37	38	40	54	75	90	92	70	46	37	35
Tue	34	38	41	43	37	36	36	37	38	47	73	97	97	72	52	40	36
Wed	33	34	35	37	37	35	35	36	39	44	69	84	96	75	56	39	35
Thu	35	37	42	42	38	38	39	41	46	52	78	99	94	74	53	41	35
Fri	34	35	36	37	36	43	43	45	48	57	71	85	87	67	47	39	36
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	38	44	45	41	42	40	41	39	36	35	36	34
Sun	34	33	33	34	34	36	43	49	55	54	56	43	37	38	36	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Inglewood to Santa Clarita (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (56 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Inglewood 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 Inglewood to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Inglewood to Santa Clarita?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Inglewood to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Santa Clarita to Inglewood (return trip) · Inglewood to Los Angeles · Inglewood to Whittier · Inglewood to Long Beach · Inglewood to Anaheim · Inglewood to Riverside · Inglewood to Santa Ana · Inglewood to Irvine · Inglewood to San Bernardino · Inglewood to Fontana · Inglewood to Oxnard · Inglewood to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	38	38	36	36	37	38	40	54	75	90	92	70	46	37	35
Tue	34	38	41	43	37	36	36	37	38	47	73	97	97	72	52	40	36
Wed	33	34	35	37	37	35	35	36	39	44	69	84	96	75	56	39	35
Thu	35	37	42	42	38	38	39	41	46	52	78	99	94	74	53	41	35
Fri	34	35	36	37	36	43	43	45	48	57	71	85	87	67	47	39	36
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	38	44	45	41	42	40	41	39	36	35	36	34
Sun	34	33	33	34	34	36	43	49	55	54	56	43	37	38	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	38	38	36	36	37	38	40	54	75	90	92	70	46	37	35
Tue	34	38	41	43	37	36	36	37	38	47	73	97	97	72	52	40	36
Wed	33	34	35	37	37	35	35	36	39	44	69	84	96	75	56	39	35
Thu	35	37	42	42	38	38	39	41	46	52	78	99	94	74	53	41	35
Fri	34	35	36	37	36	43	43	45	48	57	71	85	87	67	47	39	36
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	38	44	45	41	42	40	41	39	36	35	36	34
Sun	34	33	33	34	34	36	43	49	55	54	56	43	37	38	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	38	38	36	36	37	38	40	54	75	90	92	70	46	37	35
Tue	34	38	41	43	37	36	36	37	38	47	73	97	97	72	52	40	36
Wed	33	34	35	37	37	35	35	36	39	44	69	84	96	75	56	39	35
Thu	35	37	42	42	38	38	39	41	46	52	78	99	94	74	53	41	35
Fri	34	35	36	37	36	43	43	45	48	57	71	85	87	67	47	39	36
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	38	44	45	41	42	40	41	39	36	35	36	34
Sun	34	33	33	34	34	36	43	49	55	54	56	43	37	38	36	36	34