Best Time to Drive from LGB to Santa Clarita

Right now (6:48 am PDT): about 51 minutes via I-405 North, usually 51 at this time.

Only 1% 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 LGB 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	52	52	52	54	53	54	56	59	70	127	180	179	144	103	71	57	52
Tue	52	52	54	55	55	55	56	59	67	112	181	180	144	108	75	57	52
Wed	52	52	54	55	56	55	55	59	69	106	170	181	159	121	85	60	55
Thu	55	54	55	57	58	57	59	66	82	108	164	173	145	109	78	60	54
Fri	52	53	55	58	58	57	58	61	74	109	153	162	132	97	67	57	53
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	55	56	56	56	57	60	64	59	57	55	54	53
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	56	55	55	56	56	56	55	54	54	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from LGB to Santa Clarita (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 188 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 11 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster 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 LGB to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 11 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 188 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 52 to 188 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 188 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (45 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Santa Clarita to LGB (return trip) · LGB to Los Angeles · LGB to Santa Monica · LGB to Pasadena · LGB to West Covina · LGB to Burbank · LGB to Glendale · LGB to Van Nuys · LGB to LAX · LGB to Hollywood · LGB to Culver City · LGB to El Monte

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	52	54	53	54	56	59	70	127	180	179	144	103	71	57	52
Tue	52	52	54	55	55	55	56	59	67	112	181	180	144	108	75	57	52
Wed	52	52	54	55	56	55	55	59	69	106	170	181	159	121	85	60	55
Thu	55	54	55	57	58	57	59	66	82	108	164	173	145	109	78	60	54
Fri	52	53	55	58	58	57	58	61	74	109	153	162	132	97	67	57	53
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	55	56	56	56	57	60	64	59	57	55	54	53
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	56	55	55	56	56	56	55	54	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	52	54	53	54	56	59	70	127	180	179	144	103	71	57	52
Tue	52	52	54	55	55	55	56	59	67	112	181	180	144	108	75	57	52
Wed	52	52	54	55	56	55	55	59	69	106	170	181	159	121	85	60	55
Thu	55	54	55	57	58	57	59	66	82	108	164	173	145	109	78	60	54
Fri	52	53	55	58	58	57	58	61	74	109	153	162	132	97	67	57	53
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	55	56	56	56	57	60	64	59	57	55	54	53
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	56	55	55	56	56	56	55	54	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	52	54	53	54	56	59	70	127	180	179	144	103	71	57	52
Tue	52	52	54	55	55	55	56	59	67	112	181	180	144	108	75	57	52
Wed	52	52	54	55	56	55	55	59	69	106	170	181	159	121	85	60	55
Thu	55	54	55	57	58	57	59	66	82	108	164	173	145	109	78	60	54
Fri	52	53	55	58	58	57	58	61	74	109	153	162	132	97	67	57	53
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	55	56	56	56	57	60	64	59	57	55	54	53
Sun	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	56	55	55	56	56	56	55	54	54	52