Best Time to Drive from Moorpark to Santa Clarita

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via SR-118 East, usually 38 at this time.

None 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 Moorpark 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	39	41	41	39	39	40	40	39	40	43	47	47	42	38	37	36
Tue	36	39	42	43	40	39	39	39	39	40	44	49	49	44	38	37	36
Wed	36	39	41	42	40	40	40	40	40	41	46	50	50	45	39	37	36
Thu	36	39	42	42	40	40	40	40	40	41	46	51	51	45	39	37	36
Fri	36	38	40	40	39	40	41	41	42	44	47	51	50	45	40	38	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	38	37	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Moorpark to Santa Clarita (via SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (15 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Moorpark 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 Moorpark to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 36 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moorpark to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 East in Los Angeles (23 miles) · SR-23 North in Los Angeles (1.1 miles)

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More drives

Santa Clarita to Moorpark (return trip) · Moorpark to Los Angeles · Moorpark to Temecula · Moorpark to Long Beach · Moorpark to Anaheim · Moorpark to Santa Ana · Moorpark to Huntington Beach · Moorpark to Glendale · Moorpark to Garden Grove

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	39	41	41	39	39	40	40	39	40	43	47	47	42	38	37	36
Tue	36	39	42	43	40	39	39	39	39	40	44	49	49	44	38	37	36
Wed	36	39	41	42	40	40	40	40	40	41	46	50	50	45	39	37	36
Thu	36	39	42	42	40	40	40	40	40	41	46	51	51	45	39	37	36
Fri	36	38	40	40	39	40	41	41	42	44	47	51	50	45	40	38	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	38	37	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	39	41	41	39	39	40	40	39	40	43	47	47	42	38	37	36
Tue	36	39	42	43	40	39	39	39	39	40	44	49	49	44	38	37	36
Wed	36	39	41	42	40	40	40	40	40	41	46	50	50	45	39	37	36
Thu	36	39	42	42	40	40	40	40	40	41	46	51	51	45	39	37	36
Fri	36	38	40	40	39	40	41	41	42	44	47	51	50	45	40	38	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	38	37	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	39	41	41	39	39	40	40	39	40	43	47	47	42	38	37	36
Tue	36	39	42	43	40	39	39	39	39	40	44	49	49	44	38	37	36
Wed	36	39	41	42	40	40	40	40	40	41	46	50	50	45	39	37	36
Thu	36	39	42	42	40	40	40	40	40	41	46	51	51	45	39	37	36
Fri	36	38	40	40	39	40	41	41	42	44	47	51	50	45	40	38	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	38	37	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	36