Best Time to Drive from LGB to Santa Clarita

Right now (8:36 am PST): about 54 minutes via I-405 North, usually 60 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	51	67	93	87	84	79	71	69	71	82	107	109	102	78	58	54	52
Tue	50	82	152	141	115	102	90	75	78	89	111	121	109	86	63	54	52
Wed	51	83	158	150	120	101	86	79	80	89	115	126	115	95	65	56	52
Thu	52	85	144	132	105	101	87	79	76	88	108	122	108	86	64	55	52
Fri	50	86	135	112	91	82	92	88	87	100	106	105	90	72	58	55	52
Sat	52	52	53	56	62	74	82	81	87	87	81	79	73	65	67	59	53
Sun	52	52	53	53	54	60	68	77	92	90	85	71	68	64	62	60	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from LGB to Santa Clarita (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 161 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (95 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 19 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 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 161 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 50 to 161 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 161 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	67	93	87	84	79	71	69	71	82	107	109	102	78	58	54	52
Tue	50	82	152	141	115	102	90	75	78	89	111	121	109	86	63	54	52
Wed	51	83	158	150	120	101	86	79	80	89	115	126	115	95	65	56	52
Thu	52	85	144	132	105	101	87	79	76	88	108	122	108	86	64	55	52
Fri	50	86	135	112	91	82	92	88	87	100	106	105	90	72	58	55	52
Sat	52	52	53	56	62	74	82	81	87	87	81	79	73	65	67	59	53
Sun	52	52	53	53	54	60	68	77	92	90	85	71	68	64	62	60	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	67	93	87	84	79	71	69	71	82	107	109	102	78	58	54	52
Tue	50	82	152	141	115	102	90	75	78	89	111	121	109	86	63	54	52
Wed	51	83	158	150	120	101	86	79	80	89	115	126	115	95	65	56	52
Thu	52	85	144	132	105	101	87	79	76	88	108	122	108	86	64	55	52
Fri	50	86	135	112	91	82	92	88	87	100	106	105	90	72	58	55	52
Sat	52	52	53	56	62	74	82	81	87	87	81	79	73	65	67	59	53
Sun	52	52	53	53	54	60	68	77	92	90	85	71	68	64	62	60	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	67	93	87	84	79	71	69	71	82	107	109	102	78	58	54	52
Tue	50	82	152	141	115	102	90	75	78	89	111	121	109	86	63	54	52
Wed	51	83	158	150	120	101	86	79	80	89	115	126	115	95	65	56	52
Thu	52	85	144	132	105	101	87	79	76	88	108	122	108	86	64	55	52
Fri	50	86	135	112	91	82	92	88	87	100	106	105	90	72	58	55	52
Sat	52	52	53	56	62	74	82	81	87	87	81	79	73	65	67	59	53
Sun	52	52	53	53	54	60	68	77	92	90	85	71	68	64	62	60	53