Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Arcadia

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 49 minutes via I-210 East, usually 46 at this time.

Only 29% 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 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	53	57	48	43	43	43	44	47	48	50	49	44	42	40	39
Tue	39	46	67	71	55	46	43	43	44	47	49	51	52	50	44	42	40
Wed	39	43	51	62	55	46	43	43	45	49	52	53	50	48	44	42	40
Thu	39	43	60	62	50	46	45	44	47	48	51	53	52	48	44	42	40
Fri	39	43	45	48	45	44	46	48	51	53	54	53	51	48	45	42	40
Sat	39	40	41	41	41	42	44	46	49	48	47	46	45	42	40	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	44	45	46	47	44	42	42	41	41	39

About this drive

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 71 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 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 central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 71 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 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Arcadia?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (30 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (1.9 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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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	53	57	48	43	43	43	44	47	48	50	49	44	42	40	39
Tue	39	46	67	71	55	46	43	43	44	47	49	51	52	50	44	42	40
Wed	39	43	51	62	55	46	43	43	45	49	52	53	50	48	44	42	40
Thu	39	43	60	62	50	46	45	44	47	48	51	53	52	48	44	42	40
Fri	39	43	45	48	45	44	46	48	51	53	54	53	51	48	45	42	40
Sat	39	40	41	41	41	42	44	46	49	48	47	46	45	42	40	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	44	45	46	47	44	42	42	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	53	57	48	43	43	43	44	47	48	50	49	44	42	40	39
Tue	39	46	67	71	55	46	43	43	44	47	49	51	52	50	44	42	40
Wed	39	43	51	62	55	46	43	43	45	49	52	53	50	48	44	42	40
Thu	39	43	60	62	50	46	45	44	47	48	51	53	52	48	44	42	40
Fri	39	43	45	48	45	44	46	48	51	53	54	53	51	48	45	42	40
Sat	39	40	41	41	41	42	44	46	49	48	47	46	45	42	40	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	44	45	46	47	44	42	42	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	53	57	48	43	43	43	44	47	48	50	49	44	42	40	39
Tue	39	46	67	71	55	46	43	43	44	47	49	51	52	50	44	42	40
Wed	39	43	51	62	55	46	43	43	45	49	52	53	50	48	44	42	40
Thu	39	43	60	62	50	46	45	44	47	48	51	53	52	48	44	42	40
Fri	39	43	45	48	45	44	46	48	51	53	54	53	51	48	45	42	40
Sat	39	40	41	41	41	42	44	46	49	48	47	46	45	42	40	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	44	45	46	47	44	42	42	41	41	39