Best Time to Drive from La Habra to Santa Clarita

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-5 North, usually 72 at this time.

Only 18% 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 La Habra 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	55	71	81	83	81	74	72	71	75	74	77	77	76	69	63	59	56
Tue	55	74	84	89	82	77	72	70	69	72	76	85	86	74	69	62	57
Wed	55	67	77	84	81	74	71	69	68	69	75	80	81	71	66	61	56
Thu	55	71	86	86	82	76	75	73	73	77	88	95	87	76	70	65	57
Fri	56	66	71	74	75	78	76	79	80	81	86	85	82	79	71	67	57
Sat	56	57	59	60	65	76	82	78	79	77	75	76	74	71	72	66	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	57	65	75	84	90	91	88	76	71	71	70	68	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from La Habra to Santa Clarita (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (92 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (14 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Habra 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 La Habra to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Habra to Santa Clarita?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 55 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (8 miles)

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

More drives

Santa Clarita to La Habra (return trip) · La Habra to Los Angeles · La Habra to Long Beach · La Habra to Riverside · La Habra to Santa Ana · La Habra to Irvine · La Habra to San Bernardino · La Habra to Fontana · La Habra to Moreno Valley · La Habra to Huntington Beach · La Habra 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	55	71	81	83	81	74	72	71	75	74	77	77	76	69	63	59	56
Tue	55	74	84	89	82	77	72	70	69	72	76	85	86	74	69	62	57
Wed	55	67	77	84	81	74	71	69	68	69	75	80	81	71	66	61	56
Thu	55	71	86	86	82	76	75	73	73	77	88	95	87	76	70	65	57
Fri	56	66	71	74	75	78	76	79	80	81	86	85	82	79	71	67	57
Sat	56	57	59	60	65	76	82	78	79	77	75	76	74	71	72	66	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	57	65	75	84	90	91	88	76	71	71	70	68	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	71	81	83	81	74	72	71	75	74	77	77	76	69	63	59	56
Tue	55	74	84	89	82	77	72	70	69	72	76	85	86	74	69	62	57
Wed	55	67	77	84	81	74	71	69	68	69	75	80	81	71	66	61	56
Thu	55	71	86	86	82	76	75	73	73	77	88	95	87	76	70	65	57
Fri	56	66	71	74	75	78	76	79	80	81	86	85	82	79	71	67	57
Sat	56	57	59	60	65	76	82	78	79	77	75	76	74	71	72	66	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	57	65	75	84	90	91	88	76	71	71	70	68	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	71	81	83	81	74	72	71	75	74	77	77	76	69	63	59	56
Tue	55	74	84	89	82	77	72	70	69	72	76	85	86	74	69	62	57
Wed	55	67	77	84	81	74	71	69	68	69	75	80	81	71	66	61	56
Thu	55	71	86	86	82	76	75	73	73	77	88	95	87	76	70	65	57
Fri	56	66	71	74	75	78	76	79	80	81	86	85	82	79	71	67	57
Sat	56	57	59	60	65	76	82	78	79	77	75	76	74	71	72	66	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	57	65	75	84	90	91	88	76	71	71	70	68	58