Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Diamond Bar

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 80 minutes via I-210 East, usually 66 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Diamond Bar 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	53	59	70	71	63	59	59	59	61	68	74	77	77	65	57	55	53
Tue	53	62	81	83	69	61	59	59	62	67	75	80	80	72	61	57	53
Wed	53	59	68	77	69	62	60	60	62	70	77	79	77	70	62	56	54
Thu	54	59	76	76	66	62	61	61	66	74	79	83	79	70	62	57	54
Fri	53	58	62	63	61	60	63	66	73	79	84	84	79	70	63	57	54
Sat	53	54	55	55	56	58	60	62	66	66	67	67	63	58	56	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	56	58	59	61	60	59	57	56	56	56	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Diamond Bar (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 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 Diamond Bar 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 Diamond Bar?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Diamond Bar?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 53 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Diamond Bar?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (43 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (7 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	53	59	70	71	63	59	59	59	61	68	74	77	77	65	57	55	53
Tue	53	62	81	83	69	61	59	59	62	67	75	80	80	72	61	57	53
Wed	53	59	68	77	69	62	60	60	62	70	77	79	77	70	62	56	54
Thu	54	59	76	76	66	62	61	61	66	74	79	83	79	70	62	57	54
Fri	53	58	62	63	61	60	63	66	73	79	84	84	79	70	63	57	54
Sat	53	54	55	55	56	58	60	62	66	66	67	67	63	58	56	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	56	58	59	61	60	59	57	56	56	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	59	70	71	63	59	59	59	61	68	74	77	77	65	57	55	53
Tue	53	62	81	83	69	61	59	59	62	67	75	80	80	72	61	57	53
Wed	53	59	68	77	69	62	60	60	62	70	77	79	77	70	62	56	54
Thu	54	59	76	76	66	62	61	61	66	74	79	83	79	70	62	57	54
Fri	53	58	62	63	61	60	63	66	73	79	84	84	79	70	63	57	54
Sat	53	54	55	55	56	58	60	62	66	66	67	67	63	58	56	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	56	58	59	61	60	59	57	56	56	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	59	70	71	63	59	59	59	61	68	74	77	77	65	57	55	53
Tue	53	62	81	83	69	61	59	59	62	67	75	80	80	72	61	57	53
Wed	53	59	68	77	69	62	60	60	62	70	77	79	77	70	62	56	54
Thu	54	59	76	76	66	62	61	61	66	74	79	83	79	70	62	57	54
Fri	53	58	62	63	61	60	63	66	73	79	84	84	79	70	63	57	54
Sat	53	54	55	55	56	58	60	62	66	66	67	67	63	58	56	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	56	58	59	61	60	59	57	56	56	56	53