Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Santa Clarita

Right now (4:18 pm PDT): about 86 minutes via I-10 West and I-5 North, usually 87 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Ontario 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	63	99	116	108	104	93	89	88	88	89	91	95	86	80	72	68	66
Tue	63	98	114	113	107	97	89	85	85	88	94	98	91	83	78	71	67
Wed	63	97	114	111	109	98	92	85	84	87	95	99	93	94	93	82	67
Thu	64	95	109	108	102	92	91	87	87	89	96	100	95	86	83	78	67
Fri	64	84	92	95	93	88	87	90	90	89	95	90	86	88	100	88	67
Sat	65	66	68	70	81	87	92	90	95	92	90	90	86	89	88	75	67
Sun	65	64	65	66	68	73	81	84	88	88	94	85	85	88	90	82	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Ontario to Santa Clarita (via I-10 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ontario (Holt Boulevard) 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 Ontario to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 63 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (29 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Santa Clarita to Ontario (return trip) · Ontario to Los Angeles · Ontario to Santa Monica · Ontario to Pasadena · Ontario to Long Beach · Ontario to West Covina · Ontario to Burbank · Ontario to Glendale · Ontario to Van Nuys · Ontario to Torrance · Ontario to LAX · Ontario to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	99	116	108	104	93	89	88	88	89	91	95	86	80	72	68	66
Tue	63	98	114	113	107	97	89	85	85	88	94	98	91	83	78	71	67
Wed	63	97	114	111	109	98	92	85	84	87	95	99	93	94	93	82	67
Thu	64	95	109	108	102	92	91	87	87	89	96	100	95	86	83	78	67
Fri	64	84	92	95	93	88	87	90	90	89	95	90	86	88	100	88	67
Sat	65	66	68	70	81	87	92	90	95	92	90	90	86	89	88	75	67
Sun	65	64	65	66	68	73	81	84	88	88	94	85	85	88	90	82	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	99	116	108	104	93	89	88	88	89	91	95	86	80	72	68	66
Tue	63	98	114	113	107	97	89	85	85	88	94	98	91	83	78	71	67
Wed	63	97	114	111	109	98	92	85	84	87	95	99	93	94	93	82	67
Thu	64	95	109	108	102	92	91	87	87	89	96	100	95	86	83	78	67
Fri	64	84	92	95	93	88	87	90	90	89	95	90	86	88	100	88	67
Sat	65	66	68	70	81	87	92	90	95	92	90	90	86	89	88	75	67
Sun	65	64	65	66	68	73	81	84	88	88	94	85	85	88	90	82	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	99	116	108	104	93	89	88	88	89	91	95	86	80	72	68	66
Tue	63	98	114	113	107	97	89	85	85	88	94	98	91	83	78	71	67
Wed	63	97	114	111	109	98	92	85	84	87	95	99	93	94	93	82	67
Thu	64	95	109	108	102	92	91	87	87	89	96	100	95	86	83	78	67
Fri	64	84	92	95	93	88	87	90	90	89	95	90	86	88	100	88	67
Sat	65	66	68	70	81	87	92	90	95	92	90	90	86	89	88	75	67
Sun	65	64	65	66	68	73	81	84	88	88	94	85	85	88	90	82	69