Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Altadena

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-210 East, usually 34 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Santa Clarita to Altadena 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	32	36	46	48	39	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	35	34	34	33	32
Tue	32	38	54	59	45	37	35	35	35	35	34	35	35	36	35	35	33
Wed	32	35	40	49	45	37	35	35	35	35	35	36	34	34	35	34	32
Thu	33	35	53	56	40	36	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	34	34	35	33
Fri	32	35	36	38	36	36	38	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	37	38	36	35	34	35	33	32	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	35	36	37	37	35	34	34	33	34	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Altadena (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 15 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 Altadena 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 Altadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 32 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Altadena?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	46	48	39	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	35	34	34	33	32
Tue	32	38	54	59	45	37	35	35	35	35	34	35	35	36	35	35	33
Wed	32	35	40	49	45	37	35	35	35	35	35	36	34	34	35	34	32
Thu	33	35	53	56	40	36	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	34	34	35	33
Fri	32	35	36	38	36	36	38	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	37	38	36	35	34	35	33	32	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	35	36	37	37	35	34	34	33	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	46	48	39	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	35	34	34	33	32
Tue	32	38	54	59	45	37	35	35	35	35	34	35	35	36	35	35	33
Wed	32	35	40	49	45	37	35	35	35	35	35	36	34	34	35	34	32
Thu	33	35	53	56	40	36	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	34	34	35	33
Fri	32	35	36	38	36	36	38	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	37	38	36	35	34	35	33	32	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	35	36	37	37	35	34	34	33	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	46	48	39	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	35	34	34	33	32
Tue	32	38	54	59	45	37	35	35	35	35	34	35	35	36	35	35	33
Wed	32	35	40	49	45	37	35	35	35	35	35	36	34	34	35	34	32
Thu	33	35	53	56	40	36	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	34	34	35	33
Fri	32	35	36	38	36	36	38	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	37	38	36	35	34	35	33	32	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	35	36	37	37	35	34	34	33	34	32