Best Time to Drive from Placentia to Santa Clarita

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via I-5 North, usually 71 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Placentia 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	55	70	80	84	81	76	74	73	77	76	80	81	78	71	63	59	56
Tue	55	73	83	87	81	77	74	73	70	73	79	87	87	75	69	62	57
Wed	55	68	77	82	81	75	72	71	70	72	79	83	82	73	67	61	56
Thu	55	71	84	84	82	76	76	74	73	78	90	96	87	77	70	65	57
Fri	56	67	72	76	77	79	78	80	82	82	88	86	83	80	72	66	57
Sat	57	58	60	60	66	77	82	77	80	77	76	77	74	72	73	66	58
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	64	76	84	88	90	83	77	72	74	73	68	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Placentia to Santa Clarita (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (90 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Placentia 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 Placentia to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 62-mile drive usually takes 55 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Placentia to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (1.9 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	55	70	80	84	81	76	74	73	77	76	80	81	78	71	63	59	56
Tue	55	73	83	87	81	77	74	73	70	73	79	87	87	75	69	62	57
Wed	55	68	77	82	81	75	72	71	70	72	79	83	82	73	67	61	56
Thu	55	71	84	84	82	76	76	74	73	78	90	96	87	77	70	65	57
Fri	56	67	72	76	77	79	78	80	82	82	88	86	83	80	72	66	57
Sat	57	58	60	60	66	77	82	77	80	77	76	77	74	72	73	66	58
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	64	76	84	88	90	83	77	72	74	73	68	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	70	80	84	81	76	74	73	77	76	80	81	78	71	63	59	56
Tue	55	73	83	87	81	77	74	73	70	73	79	87	87	75	69	62	57
Wed	55	68	77	82	81	75	72	71	70	72	79	83	82	73	67	61	56
Thu	55	71	84	84	82	76	76	74	73	78	90	96	87	77	70	65	57
Fri	56	67	72	76	77	79	78	80	82	82	88	86	83	80	72	66	57
Sat	57	58	60	60	66	77	82	77	80	77	76	77	74	72	73	66	58
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	64	76	84	88	90	83	77	72	74	73	68	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	70	80	84	81	76	74	73	77	76	80	81	78	71	63	59	56
Tue	55	73	83	87	81	77	74	73	70	73	79	87	87	75	69	62	57
Wed	55	68	77	82	81	75	72	71	70	72	79	83	82	73	67	61	56
Thu	55	71	84	84	82	76	76	74	73	78	90	96	87	77	70	65	57
Fri	56	67	72	76	77	79	78	80	82	82	88	86	83	80	72	66	57
Sat	57	58	60	60	66	77	82	77	80	77	76	77	74	72	73	66	58
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	64	76	84	88	90	83	77	72	74	73	68	58