Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Santa Clarita

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 73 minutes via I-405 North, usually 59 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 Long Beach 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	53	53	54	56	55	56	58	61	72	128	179	178	143	103	71	58	54
Tue	53	54	55	57	57	56	58	61	70	114	180	179	145	107	76	58	54
Wed	53	54	56	57	57	57	57	60	70	110	169	180	158	120	85	61	56
Thu	56	56	57	59	59	59	61	68	84	109	163	172	145	108	78	61	55
Fri	54	54	56	58	58	58	60	62	77	113	156	163	133	96	69	59	55
Sat	53	53	54	55	55	56	57	57	58	59	61	65	61	58	57	55	54
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	58	56	57	57	58	57	57	56	55	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Long Beach to Santa Clarita (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 187 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 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 11 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 187 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Santa Clarita?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 53 to 187 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 187 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (42 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	54	56	55	56	58	61	72	128	179	178	143	103	71	58	54
Tue	53	54	55	57	57	56	58	61	70	114	180	179	145	107	76	58	54
Wed	53	54	56	57	57	57	57	60	70	110	169	180	158	120	85	61	56
Thu	56	56	57	59	59	59	61	68	84	109	163	172	145	108	78	61	55
Fri	54	54	56	58	58	58	60	62	77	113	156	163	133	96	69	59	55
Sat	53	53	54	55	55	56	57	57	58	59	61	65	61	58	57	55	54
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	58	56	57	57	58	57	57	56	55	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	54	56	55	56	58	61	72	128	179	178	143	103	71	58	54
Tue	53	54	55	57	57	56	58	61	70	114	180	179	145	107	76	58	54
Wed	53	54	56	57	57	57	57	60	70	110	169	180	158	120	85	61	56
Thu	56	56	57	59	59	59	61	68	84	109	163	172	145	108	78	61	55
Fri	54	54	56	58	58	58	60	62	77	113	156	163	133	96	69	59	55
Sat	53	53	54	55	55	56	57	57	58	59	61	65	61	58	57	55	54
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	58	56	57	57	58	57	57	56	55	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	54	56	55	56	58	61	72	128	179	178	143	103	71	58	54
Tue	53	54	55	57	57	56	58	61	70	114	180	179	145	107	76	58	54
Wed	53	54	56	57	57	57	57	60	70	110	169	180	158	120	85	61	56
Thu	56	56	57	59	59	59	61	68	84	109	163	172	145	108	78	61	55
Fri	54	54	56	58	58	58	60	62	77	113	156	163	133	96	69	59	55
Sat	53	53	54	55	55	56	57	57	58	59	61	65	61	58	57	55	54
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	58	56	57	57	58	57	57	56	55	54