Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Carson

Right now (7:35 pm PST): about 55 minutes via I-405 South, usually 62 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Santa Clarita to Carson 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	43	48	57	62	52	48	48	52	62	64	74	78	76	65	49	46	43
Tue	43	52	72	91	67	52	50	71	89	112	134	159	131	95	64	51	43
Wed	43	45	51	66	59	49	51	62	95	131	155	146	138	101	72	54	43
Thu	44	47	66	70	57	51	55	69	92	123	127	126	117	102	83	59	44
Fri	43	45	46	50	48	50	59	90	105	109	98	97	102	89	75	57	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	47	48	55	62	65	73	68	65	61	54	50	50	42
Sun	44	44	43	44	46	46	48	51	54	56	54	55	53	51	51	49	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Carson (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 159 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. 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 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 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 Carson 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 Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 43 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Carson?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (37 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	43	48	57	62	52	48	48	52	62	64	74	78	76	65	49	46	43
Tue	43	52	72	91	67	52	50	71	89	112	134	159	131	95	64	51	43
Wed	43	45	51	66	59	49	51	62	95	131	155	146	138	101	72	54	43
Thu	44	47	66	70	57	51	55	69	92	123	127	126	117	102	83	59	44
Fri	43	45	46	50	48	50	59	90	105	109	98	97	102	89	75	57	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	47	48	55	62	65	73	68	65	61	54	50	50	42
Sun	44	44	43	44	46	46	48	51	54	56	54	55	53	51	51	49	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	57	62	52	48	48	52	62	64	74	78	76	65	49	46	43
Tue	43	52	72	91	67	52	50	71	89	112	134	159	131	95	64	51	43
Wed	43	45	51	66	59	49	51	62	95	131	155	146	138	101	72	54	43
Thu	44	47	66	70	57	51	55	69	92	123	127	126	117	102	83	59	44
Fri	43	45	46	50	48	50	59	90	105	109	98	97	102	89	75	57	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	47	48	55	62	65	73	68	65	61	54	50	50	42
Sun	44	44	43	44	46	46	48	51	54	56	54	55	53	51	51	49	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	57	62	52	48	48	52	62	64	74	78	76	65	49	46	43
Tue	43	52	72	91	67	52	50	71	89	112	134	159	131	95	64	51	43
Wed	43	45	51	66	59	49	51	62	95	131	155	146	138	101	72	54	43
Thu	44	47	66	70	57	51	55	69	92	123	127	126	117	102	83	59	44
Fri	43	45	46	50	48	50	59	90	105	109	98	97	102	89	75	57	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	47	48	55	62	65	73	68	65	61	54	50	50	42
Sun	44	44	43	44	46	46	48	51	54	56	54	55	53	51	51	49	43