Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Compton

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-405 South and I-105 East, usually 49 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Compton 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	47	70	88	76	58	50	49	49	49	50	49	48	49	49	49	48	46
Tue	46	95	118	92	64	50	48	49	49	49	49	50	52	53	52	54	48
Wed	47	50	59	67	59	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	49	50	49	46
Thu	50	85	106	77	49	48	48	48	48	48	49	51	51	49	49	51	48
Fri	47	51	54	52	48	51	53	51	51	51	51	52	51	51	50	53	49
Sat	49	52	52	50	51	50	53	59	59	52	52	52	52	50	48	50	46
Sun	47	49	49	47	48	49	50	52	53	55	54	54	51	51	51	52	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Compton (via I-405 South and I-105 East) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 21 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 Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 46 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Compton?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (28 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (9 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	47	70	88	76	58	50	49	49	49	50	49	48	49	49	49	48	46
Tue	46	95	118	92	64	50	48	49	49	49	49	50	52	53	52	54	48
Wed	47	50	59	67	59	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	49	50	49	46
Thu	50	85	106	77	49	48	48	48	48	48	49	51	51	49	49	51	48
Fri	47	51	54	52	48	51	53	51	51	51	51	52	51	51	50	53	49
Sat	49	52	52	50	51	50	53	59	59	52	52	52	52	50	48	50	46
Sun	47	49	49	47	48	49	50	52	53	55	54	54	51	51	51	52	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	70	88	76	58	50	49	49	49	50	49	48	49	49	49	48	46
Tue	46	95	118	92	64	50	48	49	49	49	49	50	52	53	52	54	48
Wed	47	50	59	67	59	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	49	50	49	46
Thu	50	85	106	77	49	48	48	48	48	48	49	51	51	49	49	51	48
Fri	47	51	54	52	48	51	53	51	51	51	51	52	51	51	50	53	49
Sat	49	52	52	50	51	50	53	59	59	52	52	52	52	50	48	50	46
Sun	47	49	49	47	48	49	50	52	53	55	54	54	51	51	51	52	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	70	88	76	58	50	49	49	49	50	49	48	49	49	49	48	46
Tue	46	95	118	92	64	50	48	49	49	49	49	50	52	53	52	54	48
Wed	47	50	59	67	59	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	49	50	49	46
Thu	50	85	106	77	49	48	48	48	48	48	49	51	51	49	49	51	48
Fri	47	51	54	52	48	51	53	51	51	51	51	52	51	51	50	53	49
Sat	49	52	52	50	51	50	53	59	59	52	52	52	52	50	48	50	46
Sun	47	49	49	47	48	49	50	52	53	55	54	54	51	51	51	52	47