Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Santa Clarita

Right now (2:50 am PST): about 53 minutes via I-405 North.

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	52	68	94	88	84	80	72	70	72	84	107	109	101	78	59	55	53
Tue	52	85	155	142	117	102	90	75	78	89	110	120	109	86	64	56	53
Wed	52	85	161	152	122	100	86	79	80	89	113	124	116	94	66	57	53
Thu	53	86	147	133	106	102	88	79	77	88	107	121	108	86	64	57	53
Fri	52	87	136	112	91	82	93	88	88	101	108	106	90	72	59	57	53
Sat	54	54	55	58	63	74	82	80	87	87	81	80	73	65	68	60	54
Sun	54	53	55	54	56	61	69	77	93	90	85	71	69	65	62	61	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 52 minutes and up to 163 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (95 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 16 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 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 163 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 52 to 163 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 163 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	52	68	94	88	84	80	72	70	72	84	107	109	101	78	59	55	53
Tue	52	85	155	142	117	102	90	75	78	89	110	120	109	86	64	56	53
Wed	52	85	161	152	122	100	86	79	80	89	113	124	116	94	66	57	53
Thu	53	86	147	133	106	102	88	79	77	88	107	121	108	86	64	57	53
Fri	52	87	136	112	91	82	93	88	88	101	108	106	90	72	59	57	53
Sat	54	54	55	58	63	74	82	80	87	87	81	80	73	65	68	60	54
Sun	54	53	55	54	56	61	69	77	93	90	85	71	69	65	62	61	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	68	94	88	84	80	72	70	72	84	107	109	101	78	59	55	53
Tue	52	85	155	142	117	102	90	75	78	89	110	120	109	86	64	56	53
Wed	52	85	161	152	122	100	86	79	80	89	113	124	116	94	66	57	53
Thu	53	86	147	133	106	102	88	79	77	88	107	121	108	86	64	57	53
Fri	52	87	136	112	91	82	93	88	88	101	108	106	90	72	59	57	53
Sat	54	54	55	58	63	74	82	80	87	87	81	80	73	65	68	60	54
Sun	54	53	55	54	56	61	69	77	93	90	85	71	69	65	62	61	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	68	94	88	84	80	72	70	72	84	107	109	101	78	59	55	53
Tue	52	85	155	142	117	102	90	75	78	89	110	120	109	86	64	56	53
Wed	52	85	161	152	122	100	86	79	80	89	113	124	116	94	66	57	53
Thu	53	86	147	133	106	102	88	79	77	88	107	121	108	86	64	57	53
Fri	52	87	136	112	91	82	93	88	88	101	108	106	90	72	59	57	53
Sat	54	54	55	58	63	74	82	80	87	87	81	80	73	65	68	60	54
Sun	54	53	55	54	56	61	69	77	93	90	85	71	69	65	62	61	54