Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Arvin

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 78 minutes via I-5 North.

Only 16% 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 Arvin 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	77	79	77	77	78	81	85	86	88	89	91	90	89	90	90	90	83
Tue	78	81	78	77	78	79	82	86	87	87	85	83	82	81	84	86	78
Wed	78	81	78	78	78	79	82	85	86	87	85	86	84	83	85	88	80
Thu	78	81	78	77	78	79	83	87	88	87	85	83	83	84	86	90	80
Fri	78	82	79	77	79	81	84	87	91	91	90	84	83	82	82	82	79
Sat	77	78	77	77	77	78	78	79	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	77
Sun	77	77	76	77	77	77	78	79	80	81	80	79	85	83	80	81	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Arvin (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (85 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (20 to 22 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 Arvin 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 Arvin?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 77 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Arvin?

Leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (40 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	79	77	77	78	81	85	86	88	89	91	90	89	90	90	90	83
Tue	78	81	78	77	78	79	82	86	87	87	85	83	82	81	84	86	78
Wed	78	81	78	78	78	79	82	85	86	87	85	86	84	83	85	88	80
Thu	78	81	78	77	78	79	83	87	88	87	85	83	83	84	86	90	80
Fri	78	82	79	77	79	81	84	87	91	91	90	84	83	82	82	82	79
Sat	77	78	77	77	77	78	78	79	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	77
Sun	77	77	76	77	77	77	78	79	80	81	80	79	85	83	80	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	79	77	77	78	81	85	86	88	89	91	90	89	90	90	90	83
Tue	78	81	78	77	78	79	82	86	87	87	85	83	82	81	84	86	78
Wed	78	81	78	78	78	79	82	85	86	87	85	86	84	83	85	88	80
Thu	78	81	78	77	78	79	83	87	88	87	85	83	83	84	86	90	80
Fri	78	82	79	77	79	81	84	87	91	91	90	84	83	82	82	82	79
Sat	77	78	77	77	77	78	78	79	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	77
Sun	77	77	76	77	77	77	78	79	80	81	80	79	85	83	80	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	79	77	77	78	81	85	86	88	89	91	90	89	90	90	90	83
Tue	78	81	78	77	78	79	82	86	87	87	85	83	82	81	84	86	78
Wed	78	81	78	78	78	79	82	85	86	87	85	86	84	83	85	88	80
Thu	78	81	78	77	78	79	83	87	88	87	85	83	83	84	86	90	80
Fri	78	82	79	77	79	81	84	87	91	91	90	84	83	82	82	82	79
Sat	77	78	77	77	77	78	78	79	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	77
Sun	77	77	76	77	77	77	78	79	80	81	80	79	85	83	80	81	78