Best Time to Drive from Placentia to Santa Clarita

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 73 minutes via I-5 North, usually 75 at this time.

Only 9% 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	69	80	83	80	76	74	73	76	75	79	81	79	72	65	60	57
Tue	55	72	83	86	80	77	71	72	70	73	78	86	86	75	70	62	57
Wed	55	67	77	80	80	74	72	71	70	73	81	83	84	75	68	62	57
Thu	55	70	81	82	81	76	74	74	74	77	87	92	88	78	70	65	57
Fri	55	67	71	74	75	76	76	77	80	81	86	85	83	81	73	66	57
Sat	56	58	59	60	64	73	78	75	78	76	75	76	74	72	73	67	58
Sun	56	56	56	56	57	64	75	84	88	91	82	77	73	75	73	67	59

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 93 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 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (91 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 93 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 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Placentia to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 93 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	69	80	83	80	76	74	73	76	75	79	81	79	72	65	60	57
Tue	55	72	83	86	80	77	71	72	70	73	78	86	86	75	70	62	57
Wed	55	67	77	80	80	74	72	71	70	73	81	83	84	75	68	62	57
Thu	55	70	81	82	81	76	74	74	74	77	87	92	88	78	70	65	57
Fri	55	67	71	74	75	76	76	77	80	81	86	85	83	81	73	66	57
Sat	56	58	59	60	64	73	78	75	78	76	75	76	74	72	73	67	58
Sun	56	56	56	56	57	64	75	84	88	91	82	77	73	75	73	67	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	69	80	83	80	76	74	73	76	75	79	81	79	72	65	60	57
Tue	55	72	83	86	80	77	71	72	70	73	78	86	86	75	70	62	57
Wed	55	67	77	80	80	74	72	71	70	73	81	83	84	75	68	62	57
Thu	55	70	81	82	81	76	74	74	74	77	87	92	88	78	70	65	57
Fri	55	67	71	74	75	76	76	77	80	81	86	85	83	81	73	66	57
Sat	56	58	59	60	64	73	78	75	78	76	75	76	74	72	73	67	58
Sun	56	56	56	56	57	64	75	84	88	91	82	77	73	75	73	67	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	69	80	83	80	76	74	73	76	75	79	81	79	72	65	60	57
Tue	55	72	83	86	80	77	71	72	70	73	78	86	86	75	70	62	57
Wed	55	67	77	80	80	74	72	71	70	73	81	83	84	75	68	62	57
Thu	55	70	81	82	81	76	74	74	74	77	87	92	88	78	70	65	57
Fri	55	67	71	74	75	76	76	77	80	81	86	85	83	81	73	66	57
Sat	56	58	59	60	64	73	78	75	78	76	75	76	74	72	73	67	58
Sun	56	56	56	56	57	64	75	84	88	91	82	77	73	75	73	67	59