Best Time to Drive from San Dimas to Santa Clarita

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 62 minutes via I-210 West, usually 59 at this time.

Only 33% 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 San Dimas 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	49	58	79	75	69	64	63	58	59	58	59	64	63	57	53	51	50
Tue	48	61	88	83	72	66	61	58	56	57	60	70	73	62	56	53	50
Wed	49	58	83	80	71	65	60	58	57	58	63	69	70	63	55	52	50
Thu	49	59	79	77	70	66	63	59	58	59	67	77	74	63	56	53	50
Fri	49	55	64	64	63	66	63	64	65	65	73	74	69	63	57	53	50
Sat	50	51	51	51	52	56	61	64	61	62	60	59	58	56	54	51	50
Sun	49	50	49	50	50	52	58	64	70	70	67	58	55	56	53	52	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from San Dimas to Santa Clarita (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (70 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Dimas 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 San Dimas to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Dimas to Santa Clarita?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Dimas to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (46 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	58	79	75	69	64	63	58	59	58	59	64	63	57	53	51	50
Tue	48	61	88	83	72	66	61	58	56	57	60	70	73	62	56	53	50
Wed	49	58	83	80	71	65	60	58	57	58	63	69	70	63	55	52	50
Thu	49	59	79	77	70	66	63	59	58	59	67	77	74	63	56	53	50
Fri	49	55	64	64	63	66	63	64	65	65	73	74	69	63	57	53	50
Sat	50	51	51	51	52	56	61	64	61	62	60	59	58	56	54	51	50
Sun	49	50	49	50	50	52	58	64	70	70	67	58	55	56	53	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	58	79	75	69	64	63	58	59	58	59	64	63	57	53	51	50
Tue	48	61	88	83	72	66	61	58	56	57	60	70	73	62	56	53	50
Wed	49	58	83	80	71	65	60	58	57	58	63	69	70	63	55	52	50
Thu	49	59	79	77	70	66	63	59	58	59	67	77	74	63	56	53	50
Fri	49	55	64	64	63	66	63	64	65	65	73	74	69	63	57	53	50
Sat	50	51	51	51	52	56	61	64	61	62	60	59	58	56	54	51	50
Sun	49	50	49	50	50	52	58	64	70	70	67	58	55	56	53	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	58	79	75	69	64	63	58	59	58	59	64	63	57	53	51	50
Tue	48	61	88	83	72	66	61	58	56	57	60	70	73	62	56	53	50
Wed	49	58	83	80	71	65	60	58	57	58	63	69	70	63	55	52	50
Thu	49	59	79	77	70	66	63	59	58	59	67	77	74	63	56	53	50
Fri	49	55	64	64	63	66	63	64	65	65	73	74	69	63	57	53	50
Sat	50	51	51	51	52	56	61	64	61	62	60	59	58	56	54	51	50
Sun	49	50	49	50	50	52	58	64	70	70	67	58	55	56	53	52	49