Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Fountain Valley
Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 84 minutes via I-405 South, usually 93 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 61 | 66 | 77 | 82 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 75 | 101 | 117 | 127 | 128 | 118 | 91 | 68 | 65 | 61 |
| Tue | 62 | 71 | 100 | 114 | 89 | 75 | 72 | 142 | 211 | 267 | 253 | 214 | 167 | 123 | 85 | 71 | 61 |
| Wed | 61 | 64 | 73 | 88 | 78 | 69 | 73 | 123 | 245 | 278 | 256 | 216 | 176 | 131 | 95 | 73 | 61 |
| Thu | 62 | 66 | 91 | 90 | 77 | 73 | 79 | 119 | 221 | 220 | 194 | 171 | 148 | 131 | 107 | 78 | 62 |
| Fri | 62 | 63 | 69 | 74 | 69 | 72 | 93 | 187 | 191 | 161 | 126 | 124 | 126 | 110 | 95 | 77 | 63 |
| Sat | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 83 | 92 | 98 | 108 | 96 | 93 | 81 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 61 |
| Sun | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 73 | 78 | 80 | 75 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 61 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Fountain Valley (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 278 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 154 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (108 minutes).
About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 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 Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 278 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Fountain Valley?
The 69-mile drive usually takes 61 to 278 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 154 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Fountain Valley?
Leaving around 2 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 278 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-405 South in Los Angeles (46 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (12 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)
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