Best Time to Drive from Manhattan Beach to Santa Clarita

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-405 North, usually 53 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Manhattan 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	43	62	62	58	57	60	58	60	64	73	88	98	90	71	52	47	45
Tue	43	57	64	63	59	58	59	57	59	66	86	98	96	79	59	50	46
Wed	43	53	57	60	57	57	57	57	60	69	88	94	94	81	58	46	44
Thu	43	62	61	64	58	58	57	58	58	64	84	103	94	77	58	49	44
Fri	43	60	59	62	57	67	61	66	68	79	90	90	78	67	53	48	45
Sat	44	44	45	46	53	71	73	73	68	68	64	64	64	53	53	49	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	51	62	75	81	85	78	63	54	52	50	49	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Manhattan Beach to Santa Clarita (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (85 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (17 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan Beach 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 Manhattan Beach to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 43 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan Beach to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (24 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-90 East in Los Angeles (1.8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	62	62	58	57	60	58	60	64	73	88	98	90	71	52	47	45
Tue	43	57	64	63	59	58	59	57	59	66	86	98	96	79	59	50	46
Wed	43	53	57	60	57	57	57	57	60	69	88	94	94	81	58	46	44
Thu	43	62	61	64	58	58	57	58	58	64	84	103	94	77	58	49	44
Fri	43	60	59	62	57	67	61	66	68	79	90	90	78	67	53	48	45
Sat	44	44	45	46	53	71	73	73	68	68	64	64	64	53	53	49	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	51	62	75	81	85	78	63	54	52	50	49	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	62	62	58	57	60	58	60	64	73	88	98	90	71	52	47	45
Tue	43	57	64	63	59	58	59	57	59	66	86	98	96	79	59	50	46
Wed	43	53	57	60	57	57	57	57	60	69	88	94	94	81	58	46	44
Thu	43	62	61	64	58	58	57	58	58	64	84	103	94	77	58	49	44
Fri	43	60	59	62	57	67	61	66	68	79	90	90	78	67	53	48	45
Sat	44	44	45	46	53	71	73	73	68	68	64	64	64	53	53	49	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	51	62	75	81	85	78	63	54	52	50	49	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	62	62	58	57	60	58	60	64	73	88	98	90	71	52	47	45
Tue	43	57	64	63	59	58	59	57	59	66	86	98	96	79	59	50	46
Wed	43	53	57	60	57	57	57	57	60	69	88	94	94	81	58	46	44
Thu	43	62	61	64	58	58	57	58	58	64	84	103	94	77	58	49	44
Fri	43	60	59	62	57	67	61	66	68	79	90	90	78	67	53	48	45
Sat	44	44	45	46	53	71	73	73	68	68	64	64	64	53	53	49	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	51	62	75	81	85	78	63	54	52	50	49	44