Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Santa Clarita

Right now (8:05 pm PST): about 71 minutes via I-10 West and I-5 North, usually 79 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.

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	112	109	104	94	89	88	88	88	90	95	89	81	74	68	66
Tue	63	97	114	114	107	96	87	85	85	87	91	98	91	84	78	70	67
Wed	64	93	112	109	107	97	91	84	84	86	94	99	94	94	93	82	67
Thu	64	92	105	106	101	92	89	87	87	88	94	99	97	87	84	79	67
Fri	64	83	92	95	92	87	87	88	89	89	93	90	90	91	95	87	66
Sat	65	66	68	69	77	83	87	86	92	91	88	89	89	96	94	80	68
Sun	65	65	65	65	67	73	80	84	87	88	91	87	89	91	90	82	70

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 115 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 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 115 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 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 115 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

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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	112	109	104	94	89	88	88	88	90	95	89	81	74	68	66
Tue	63	97	114	114	107	96	87	85	85	87	91	98	91	84	78	70	67
Wed	64	93	112	109	107	97	91	84	84	86	94	99	94	94	93	82	67
Thu	64	92	105	106	101	92	89	87	87	88	94	99	97	87	84	79	67
Fri	64	83	92	95	92	87	87	88	89	89	93	90	90	91	95	87	66
Sat	65	66	68	69	77	83	87	86	92	91	88	89	89	96	94	80	68
Sun	65	65	65	65	67	73	80	84	87	88	91	87	89	91	90	82	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	99	112	109	104	94	89	88	88	88	90	95	89	81	74	68	66
Tue	63	97	114	114	107	96	87	85	85	87	91	98	91	84	78	70	67
Wed	64	93	112	109	107	97	91	84	84	86	94	99	94	94	93	82	67
Thu	64	92	105	106	101	92	89	87	87	88	94	99	97	87	84	79	67
Fri	64	83	92	95	92	87	87	88	89	89	93	90	90	91	95	87	66
Sat	65	66	68	69	77	83	87	86	92	91	88	89	89	96	94	80	68
Sun	65	65	65	65	67	73	80	84	87	88	91	87	89	91	90	82	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	99	112	109	104	94	89	88	88	88	90	95	89	81	74	68	66
Tue	63	97	114	114	107	96	87	85	85	87	91	98	91	84	78	70	67
Wed	64	93	112	109	107	97	91	84	84	86	94	99	94	94	93	82	67
Thu	64	92	105	106	101	92	89	87	87	88	94	99	97	87	84	79	67
Fri	64	83	92	95	92	87	87	88	89	89	93	90	90	91	95	87	66
Sat	65	66	68	69	77	83	87	86	92	91	88	89	89	96	94	80	68
Sun	65	65	65	65	67	73	80	84	87	88	91	87	89	91	90	82	70