Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Santa Clarita

Right now (7:49 pm PST): about 53 minutes via I-5 North, usually 51 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Norwalk 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	54	66	68	66	63	62	61	62	62	65	69	68	60	54	48	45
Tue	43	55	66	71	65	65	59	58	57	60	64	72	73	64	59	51	45
Wed	43	52	62	66	64	62	59	57	57	59	64	67	69	62	57	50	45
Thu	43	53	65	68	69	65	61	62	60	62	71	78	74	62	57	54	45
Fri	44	52	59	61	62	65	63	65	66	66	69	70	67	63	59	55	46
Sat	44	45	46	48	51	60	66	63	63	64	63	63	62	60	60	56	47
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	50	62	69	75	77	73	66	60	62	61	56	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Norwalk to Santa Clarita (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 78 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk 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 Norwalk to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 43 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (42 miles)

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Santa Clarita to Norwalk (return trip) · Norwalk to Los Angeles · Norwalk to Long Beach · Norwalk to Irvine · Norwalk to Staten Island · Norwalk to Anaheim · Norwalk to Riverside · Norwalk to Santa Ana · Norwalk to San Bernardino · Norwalk to Fontana · Norwalk to Oxnard · Norwalk to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	54	66	68	66	63	62	61	62	62	65	69	68	60	54	48	45
Tue	43	55	66	71	65	65	59	58	57	60	64	72	73	64	59	51	45
Wed	43	52	62	66	64	62	59	57	57	59	64	67	69	62	57	50	45
Thu	43	53	65	68	69	65	61	62	60	62	71	78	74	62	57	54	45
Fri	44	52	59	61	62	65	63	65	66	66	69	70	67	63	59	55	46
Sat	44	45	46	48	51	60	66	63	63	64	63	63	62	60	60	56	47
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	50	62	69	75	77	73	66	60	62	61	56	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	54	66	68	66	63	62	61	62	62	65	69	68	60	54	48	45
Tue	43	55	66	71	65	65	59	58	57	60	64	72	73	64	59	51	45
Wed	43	52	62	66	64	62	59	57	57	59	64	67	69	62	57	50	45
Thu	43	53	65	68	69	65	61	62	60	62	71	78	74	62	57	54	45
Fri	44	52	59	61	62	65	63	65	66	66	69	70	67	63	59	55	46
Sat	44	45	46	48	51	60	66	63	63	64	63	63	62	60	60	56	47
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	50	62	69	75	77	73	66	60	62	61	56	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	54	66	68	66	63	62	61	62	62	65	69	68	60	54	48	45
Tue	43	55	66	71	65	65	59	58	57	60	64	72	73	64	59	51	45
Wed	43	52	62	66	64	62	59	57	57	59	64	67	69	62	57	50	45
Thu	43	53	65	68	69	65	61	62	60	62	71	78	74	62	57	54	45
Fri	44	52	59	61	62	65	63	65	66	66	69	70	67	63	59	55	46
Sat	44	45	46	48	51	60	66	63	63	64	63	63	62	60	60	56	47
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	50	62	69	75	77	73	66	60	62	61	56	48