Best Time to Drive from Monterey Park to Santa Clarita

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via I-5 North, usually 52 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Monterey Park 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	36	45	56	57	56	54	52	51	53	54	55	56	58	51	45	40	37
Tue	36	47	58	57	56	57	53	51	47	50	55	60	66	56	52	45	38
Wed	35	41	50	54	54	55	53	50	49	50	52	56	58	51	50	43	37
Thu	36	45	56	55	55	56	53	53	53	55	62	69	65	55	52	48	38
Fri	36	42	49	52	54	60	55	57	58	59	58	60	59	53	51	49	39
Sat	37	38	39	40	43	55	60	60	57	59	55	56	53	50	52	50	39
Sun	37	36	36	37	37	42	51	60	71	70	70	59	51	50	49	49	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Monterey Park to Santa Clarita (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (71 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Monterey Park to Santa Clarita?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Monterey Park to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (28 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Santa Clarita to Monterey Park (return trip) · Monterey Park to Los Angeles · Monterey Park to South Whittier · Monterey Park to Culver City · Monterey Park to Long Beach · Monterey Park to Anaheim · Monterey Park to Riverside · Monterey Park to Santa Ana · Monterey Park to Irvine · Monterey Park to San Bernardino · Monterey Park to Fontana · Monterey Park to Oxnard

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	45	56	57	56	54	52	51	53	54	55	56	58	51	45	40	37
Tue	36	47	58	57	56	57	53	51	47	50	55	60	66	56	52	45	38
Wed	35	41	50	54	54	55	53	50	49	50	52	56	58	51	50	43	37
Thu	36	45	56	55	55	56	53	53	53	55	62	69	65	55	52	48	38
Fri	36	42	49	52	54	60	55	57	58	59	58	60	59	53	51	49	39
Sat	37	38	39	40	43	55	60	60	57	59	55	56	53	50	52	50	39
Sun	37	36	36	37	37	42	51	60	71	70	70	59	51	50	49	49	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	45	56	57	56	54	52	51	53	54	55	56	58	51	45	40	37
Tue	36	47	58	57	56	57	53	51	47	50	55	60	66	56	52	45	38
Wed	35	41	50	54	54	55	53	50	49	50	52	56	58	51	50	43	37
Thu	36	45	56	55	55	56	53	53	53	55	62	69	65	55	52	48	38
Fri	36	42	49	52	54	60	55	57	58	59	58	60	59	53	51	49	39
Sat	37	38	39	40	43	55	60	60	57	59	55	56	53	50	52	50	39
Sun	37	36	36	37	37	42	51	60	71	70	70	59	51	50	49	49	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	45	56	57	56	54	52	51	53	54	55	56	58	51	45	40	37
Tue	36	47	58	57	56	57	53	51	47	50	55	60	66	56	52	45	38
Wed	35	41	50	54	54	55	53	50	49	50	52	56	58	51	50	43	37
Thu	36	45	56	55	55	56	53	53	53	55	62	69	65	55	52	48	38
Fri	36	42	49	52	54	60	55	57	58	59	58	60	59	53	51	49	39
Sat	37	38	39	40	43	55	60	60	57	59	55	56	53	50	52	50	39
Sun	37	36	36	37	37	42	51	60	71	70	70	59	51	50	49	49	40