Best Time to Drive from North Tustin to Santa Clarita

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 77 minutes via I-5 North, usually 79 at this time.

Only 32% 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 North Tustin 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	62	77	86	89	87	81	79	79	82	81	87	90	86	80	71	66	64
Tue	61	81	90	94	88	82	77	77	76	79	87	97	96	86	78	67	63
Wed	61	74	84	86	86	79	78	76	76	79	89	94	94	87	76	67	63
Thu	62	77	88	90	88	82	80	80	79	83	96	102	97	88	79	71	63
Fri	62	74	78	81	83	82	82	85	86	87	95	95	94	90	80	73	63
Sat	62	64	65	66	71	80	84	81	84	82	81	82	80	78	79	72	64
Sun	62	62	62	63	64	70	82	92	94	97	88	81	79	81	79	74	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from North Tustin to Santa Clarita (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (97 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central North Tustin 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 North Tustin to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from North Tustin to Santa Clarita?

The 68-mile drive usually takes 61 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Tustin to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (2 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (1.8 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Santa Clarita to North Tustin (return trip) · North Tustin to Los Angeles · North Tustin to Diamond Bar · North Tustin to Long Beach · North Tustin to Anaheim · North Tustin to Riverside · North Tustin to Irvine · North Tustin to San Bernardino · North Tustin to Fontana · North Tustin to Moreno Valley · North Tustin to Huntington Beach · North Tustin to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	77	86	89	87	81	79	79	82	81	87	90	86	80	71	66	64
Tue	61	81	90	94	88	82	77	77	76	79	87	97	96	86	78	67	63
Wed	61	74	84	86	86	79	78	76	76	79	89	94	94	87	76	67	63
Thu	62	77	88	90	88	82	80	80	79	83	96	102	97	88	79	71	63
Fri	62	74	78	81	83	82	82	85	86	87	95	95	94	90	80	73	63
Sat	62	64	65	66	71	80	84	81	84	82	81	82	80	78	79	72	64
Sun	62	62	62	63	64	70	82	92	94	97	88	81	79	81	79	74	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	77	86	89	87	81	79	79	82	81	87	90	86	80	71	66	64
Tue	61	81	90	94	88	82	77	77	76	79	87	97	96	86	78	67	63
Wed	61	74	84	86	86	79	78	76	76	79	89	94	94	87	76	67	63
Thu	62	77	88	90	88	82	80	80	79	83	96	102	97	88	79	71	63
Fri	62	74	78	81	83	82	82	85	86	87	95	95	94	90	80	73	63
Sat	62	64	65	66	71	80	84	81	84	82	81	82	80	78	79	72	64
Sun	62	62	62	63	64	70	82	92	94	97	88	81	79	81	79	74	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	77	86	89	87	81	79	79	82	81	87	90	86	80	71	66	64
Tue	61	81	90	94	88	82	77	77	76	79	87	97	96	86	78	67	63
Wed	61	74	84	86	86	79	78	76	76	79	89	94	94	87	76	67	63
Thu	62	77	88	90	88	82	80	80	79	83	96	102	97	88	79	71	63
Fri	62	74	78	81	83	82	82	85	86	87	95	95	94	90	80	73	63
Sat	62	64	65	66	71	80	84	81	84	82	81	82	80	78	79	72	64
Sun	62	62	62	63	64	70	82	92	94	97	88	81	79	81	79	74	64