Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Anaheim

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-5 South, usually 86 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Anaheim 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	57	70	86	81	71	71	70	72	73	85	99	102	95	83	65	57	54
Tue	53	80	102	98	81	73	71	71	73	92	106	114	104	92	73	61	55
Wed	52	72	86	83	82	71	70	69	73	87	92	95	92	87	71	63	54
Thu	54	77	102	94	81	75	73	77	78	100	109	115	112	93	68	64	55
Fri	53	69	77	78	74	70	73	79	97	108	110	108	109	86	71	65	58
Sat	55	57	58	61	68	70	77	78	87	90	90	81	80	74	69	66	55
Sun	54	54	55	55	57	62	68	75	80	83	81	79	71	72	67	66	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Anaheim (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) to Disneyland 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 Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 52 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Anaheim?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Anaheim to Santa Clarita (return trip) · Santa Clarita to Los Angeles · Santa Clarita to Santa Monica · Santa Clarita to Pasadena · Santa Clarita to Long Beach · Santa Clarita to West Covina · Santa Clarita to Burbank · Santa Clarita to Glendale · Santa Clarita to Van Nuys · Santa Clarita to Torrance · Santa Clarita to LAX · Santa Clarita to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	70	86	81	71	71	70	72	73	85	99	102	95	83	65	57	54
Tue	53	80	102	98	81	73	71	71	73	92	106	114	104	92	73	61	55
Wed	52	72	86	83	82	71	70	69	73	87	92	95	92	87	71	63	54
Thu	54	77	102	94	81	75	73	77	78	100	109	115	112	93	68	64	55
Fri	53	69	77	78	74	70	73	79	97	108	110	108	109	86	71	65	58
Sat	55	57	58	61	68	70	77	78	87	90	90	81	80	74	69	66	55
Sun	54	54	55	55	57	62	68	75	80	83	81	79	71	72	67	66	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	70	86	81	71	71	70	72	73	85	99	102	95	83	65	57	54
Tue	53	80	102	98	81	73	71	71	73	92	106	114	104	92	73	61	55
Wed	52	72	86	83	82	71	70	69	73	87	92	95	92	87	71	63	54
Thu	54	77	102	94	81	75	73	77	78	100	109	115	112	93	68	64	55
Fri	53	69	77	78	74	70	73	79	97	108	110	108	109	86	71	65	58
Sat	55	57	58	61	68	70	77	78	87	90	90	81	80	74	69	66	55
Sun	54	54	55	55	57	62	68	75	80	83	81	79	71	72	67	66	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	70	86	81	71	71	70	72	73	85	99	102	95	83	65	57	54
Tue	53	80	102	98	81	73	71	71	73	92	106	114	104	92	73	61	55
Wed	52	72	86	83	82	71	70	69	73	87	92	95	92	87	71	63	54
Thu	54	77	102	94	81	75	73	77	78	100	109	115	112	93	68	64	55
Fri	53	69	77	78	74	70	73	79	97	108	110	108	109	86	71	65	58
Sat	55	57	58	61	68	70	77	78	87	90	90	81	80	74	69	66	55
Sun	54	54	55	55	57	62	68	75	80	83	81	79	71	72	67	66	57