Best Time to Drive from Pico Rivera to Santa Clarita

Right now (9:57 pm PST): about 44 minutes via I-5 North, usually 43 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Pico Rivera 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	41	51	65	66	63	60	58	58	59	59	61	64	65	57	51	46	43
Tue	41	54	65	67	63	63	56	55	53	56	59	66	70	60	56	49	43
Wed	41	49	59	63	61	60	56	55	54	55	58	61	65	57	54	49	42
Thu	41	51	63	64	65	62	58	58	58	59	65	72	69	59	55	54	43
Fri	42	49	56	57	59	62	61	61	62	62	63	65	63	58	56	54	44
Sat	42	43	44	45	48	58	63	61	61	62	60	60	59	56	58	55	44
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	47	59	67	74	76	72	64	58	60	60	54	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Pico Rivera to Santa Clarita (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 72 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 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (76 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pico Rivera to Santa Clarita?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 41 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pico Rivera to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (39 miles)

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More drives

Santa Clarita to Pico Rivera (return trip) · Pico Rivera to Los Angeles · Pico Rivera to Long Beach · Pico Rivera to Anaheim · Pico Rivera to Riverside · Pico Rivera to Santa Ana · Pico Rivera to Irvine · Pico Rivera to San Bernardino · Pico Rivera to Fontana · Pico Rivera to Oxnard · Pico Rivera to Moreno Valley · Pico Rivera to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	51	65	66	63	60	58	58	59	59	61	64	65	57	51	46	43
Tue	41	54	65	67	63	63	56	55	53	56	59	66	70	60	56	49	43
Wed	41	49	59	63	61	60	56	55	54	55	58	61	65	57	54	49	42
Thu	41	51	63	64	65	62	58	58	58	59	65	72	69	59	55	54	43
Fri	42	49	56	57	59	62	61	61	62	62	63	65	63	58	56	54	44
Sat	42	43	44	45	48	58	63	61	61	62	60	60	59	56	58	55	44
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	47	59	67	74	76	72	64	58	60	60	54	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	51	65	66	63	60	58	58	59	59	61	64	65	57	51	46	43
Tue	41	54	65	67	63	63	56	55	53	56	59	66	70	60	56	49	43
Wed	41	49	59	63	61	60	56	55	54	55	58	61	65	57	54	49	42
Thu	41	51	63	64	65	62	58	58	58	59	65	72	69	59	55	54	43
Fri	42	49	56	57	59	62	61	61	62	62	63	65	63	58	56	54	44
Sat	42	43	44	45	48	58	63	61	61	62	60	60	59	56	58	55	44
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	47	59	67	74	76	72	64	58	60	60	54	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	51	65	66	63	60	58	58	59	59	61	64	65	57	51	46	43
Tue	41	54	65	67	63	63	56	55	53	56	59	66	70	60	56	49	43
Wed	41	49	59	63	61	60	56	55	54	55	58	61	65	57	54	49	42
Thu	41	51	63	64	65	62	58	58	58	59	65	72	69	59	55	54	43
Fri	42	49	56	57	59	62	61	61	62	62	63	65	63	58	56	54	44
Sat	42	43	44	45	48	58	63	61	61	62	60	60	59	56	58	55	44
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	47	59	67	74	76	72	64	58	60	60	54	46