Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Adelanto

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 98 minutes via SR-14 North, usually 97 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Adelanto (via SR-14 North) usually takes as little as 97 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 2 pm or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (103 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 53 miles surface streets (73 to 102 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita to central Adelanto 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 Santa Clarita to Adelanto?

On weekdays, leave before 2 pm or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 97 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 97 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Adelanto?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (27 miles)

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