Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Arcadia

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-210 East, usually 48 at this time.

None 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.

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Arcadia (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Arcadia to Santa Clarita

Freeway, about 34 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 9 to 18 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) to central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Santa Clarita to Arcadia 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	39	43	50	50	46	43	43	43	43	45	47	49	47	44	41	40	40
Tue	39	44	60	60	50	44	43	43	44	45	48	50	49	47	42	41	40
Wed	39	43	49	52	51	45	43	43	44	47	50	52	50	46	42	41	40
Thu	39	43	54	56	47	44	43	43	44	47	51	53	52	47	43	42	40
Fri	39	43	46	47	44	44	45	46	49	51	52	52	50	47	44	41	40
Sat	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	46	47	47	46	44	43	41	40	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	44	44	45	44	43	42	41	40	41	39

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 Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 39 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Arcadia?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	50	50	46	43	43	43	43	45	47	49	47	44	41	40	40
Tue	39	44	60	60	50	44	43	43	44	45	48	50	49	47	42	41	40
Wed	39	43	49	52	51	45	43	43	44	47	50	52	50	46	42	41	40
Thu	39	43	54	56	47	44	43	43	44	47	51	53	52	47	43	42	40
Fri	39	43	46	47	44	44	45	46	49	51	52	52	50	47	44	41	40
Sat	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	46	47	47	46	44	43	41	40	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	44	44	45	44	43	42	41	40	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	50	50	46	43	43	43	43	45	47	49	47	44	41	40	40
Tue	39	44	60	60	50	44	43	43	44	45	48	50	49	47	42	41	40
Wed	39	43	49	52	51	45	43	43	44	47	50	52	50	46	42	41	40
Thu	39	43	54	56	47	44	43	43	44	47	51	53	52	47	43	42	40
Fri	39	43	46	47	44	44	45	46	49	51	52	52	50	47	44	41	40
Sat	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	46	47	47	46	44	43	41	40	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	44	44	45	44	43	42	41	40	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	50	50	46	43	43	43	43	45	47	49	47	44	41	40	40
Tue	39	44	60	60	50	44	43	43	44	45	48	50	49	47	42	41	40
Wed	39	43	49	52	51	45	43	43	44	47	50	52	50	46	42	41	40
Thu	39	43	54	56	47	44	43	43	44	47	51	53	52	47	43	42	40
Fri	39	43	46	47	44	44	45	46	49	51	52	52	50	47	44	41	40
Sat	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	46	47	47	46	44	43	41	40	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	44	44	45	44	43	42	41	40	41	39