Best Time to Drive from ONT to Santa Clarita

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 89 minutes via I-210 West, usually 80 at this time.

Only 29% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from ONT to Santa Clarita (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Ontario International Airport (ONT) (Tower Drive) to central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) 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 ONT to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 66 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from ONT to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (44 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (6 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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