Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Santa Clarita
Right now (3:06 am PST): about 23 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North.
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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
| Tue | 23 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 35 | 40 | 32 | 30 | 26 |
| Wed | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| Thu | 23 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 41 | 41 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 24 |
| Fri | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 |
| Sat | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 36 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
| Sun | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 45 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 39 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Northridge to Santa Clarita (via I-405 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 43 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 27 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (61 minutes).
About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (14 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge 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 Northridge to Santa Clarita?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 43 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Northridge to Santa Clarita?
The 19-mile drive usually takes 23 to 43 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 27 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Northridge to Santa Clarita?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 43 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-405 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)
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