Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Santa Clarita

Right now (9:22 am PDT): about 92 minutes via I-10 West and I-5 North, usually 88 at this time.

Only 26% 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.

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Ontario to Santa Clarita (via I-10 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Santa Clarita to Ontario

Freeway, about 63 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 8 to 11 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Ontario (Holt Boulevard) to central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Ontario to Santa Clarita by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon6482949387817776757679817974686665
Tue6484999790827775757578818176706766
Wed6487989892847875757578818181797665
Thu6483969588827876757679848377716965
Fri6575828382817978808286888581817765
Sat6567686872757981817977767674706865
Sun6464646566697274787877767676767766

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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 64 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

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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)

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